#27

Abdul Muhammad

Junior safety on SMU's 2026 roster.

S · SMU · Jr. · #27

5′8″ · 180 lb · Dallas, TX

How he projects

Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.

The full scouting read

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1573 nationally · Signed with SMU

Last played in 2026.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Junior safety on SMU's 2026 roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2023.

The full story, with sources

Next upSat Sep 26 · 9 pm ETvs Missouri StateGerald J. Ford StadiumSMU by 35

Abdul Muhammad

S · SMU · Jr · #27

This is his fourth year in the same secondary at SMU. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.

2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	SMU	2	2	1.0	--	--	--
2025	SMU	8	7	0.0	--	--	--
2024	SMU	7	2	0.0	1	--	--
2023	SMU	6	4	0.0	--	--	--
Career		23	15	1.0	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 56-10vs UC Davis	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 2 tackles

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 33-11 over that span.

2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

2026SMU2-1HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#323 / 939 · 55th pct

1.0

QB hurries#283 / 939 · 35th pct

Sacks#285 / 939 · 35th pct

0.0

Passes defended#411 / 939 · 28th pct

Solo tackles#912 / 939 · 2nd pct

Tackles#940 / 939 · 0th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

50.7%

103 pass / 100 run

Plays / game

67.7

3 games

Team sack rate

2.9%

104 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

The secondary · SMU

#21Jimmy WyrickS · Sr.62 tackles · 2025
#1Jarvis Lee Jr.S · Sr.55 tackles · 2025
William NettlesCB · So.37 tackles · 2025
#8Marcellus Barnes Jr.CB · Jr.32 tackles · 2025
#27Abdul MuhammadS · Jr.8 tackles · 2025

13 more on the roster · SMU team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

20233 games