Malik Muhammad

Malik Muhammad

Muhammad in 2024
No. 5 – Texas Longhorns
Position	Cornerback
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born	(2004-09-14) September 14, 2004 (age 21)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	South Oak Cliff (Oak Cliff, Texas)
College	Texas (2023–present)
Stats at ESPN

Malik Muhammad (born September 14, 2004) is an American college football cornerback for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life

Muhammad attended South Oak Cliff High School in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas. ^[1] He had 60 tackles with two interceptions as a senior and 70 tackles and three interceptions with two returned for a touchdown as a junior. ^[2] He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football. ^{[3] [4]}

College career

Muhammad earned extensive playing time as a true freshman at Texas in 2023. ^[5] He appeared in all 14 games and started two games. ^[6] He scored his first career touchdown recovering a blocked punt against Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. ^[7] He recorded his first career interception against Texas Tech. ^[8]

Before the 2024 season, he was named to the preseason All-SEC second team. ^[9] As a sophomore, Muhammad started in all 16 games, logging 36 tackles and eight pass deflections throughout the season. ^{[10] [6]}

Before the 2025 season, Muhammad was named to the preseason All-SEC second team and Jim Thorpe Award watchlist. ^{[11] [12]} Muhammad missed the game in Week 6 against Florida due to an undisclosed injury. ^[13] In the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma, Muhammad recorded two interceptions, a tackle for loss, and a pass breakup, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Week. ^{[14] [15]}

College statistics

Season	GP	Tackles					Interceptions				Fumbles
		Solo	Ast	Cmb	TfL	Sck	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	Yds	TD	FF
Texas Longhorns
2023	14	21	10	31	0	0.0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
2024	16	32	4	36	1	0.0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
2025	4	7	2	9	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Career	34	60	16	76	1	0.0	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0

References

1. "South Oak Cliff has a bonafide star in Malik Muhammad". Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
2. "Malik Muhammad Stats". MaxPreps.
3. "Cornerback Malik Muhammad, No. 38 overall prospect in 2023 class, commits to Texas Longhorns". ESPN.
4. "South Oak Cliff four-star cornerback Malik Muhammad commits to Texas". The Dallas Morning News.
5. "Freshman Malik Muhammad picking off his opportunity for Texas Longhorns". Austin-American Statesman.
6. "Malik Muhammad - Football". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
7. "Dallas-area products show out in Red River Rivalry game". Dallas Morning News.
8. "Malik Muhammad College Gamelog". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
9. "2024 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll, All-SEC Team announced". Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
10. "Malik Muhammad College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
11. "Preseason SEC football media poll, All-SEC team announced". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
12. Tafolla, Grace (July 30, 2025). "Football's Muhammad, Taaffe land on Jim Thorpe Award watch list". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
13. Jones, Thomas (October 8, 2025). "Texas football CB Malik Muhammad uncertain vs Oklahoma. What it means for the Longhorns". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
14. "Texas 23-6 Oklahoma (Oct 11, 2025) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
15. Tafolla, Grace (October 13, 2025). "No. 21/17 Football trio earns SEC weekly honors". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

External links

• Texas Longhorns bio