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Muhammad, Abdul

Jersey Number 21
Abdul Muhammad
- Position:
- CB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 189
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, NE
- High School:
- Central
Bio
2025 (Senior)
• Had two solo stops and a pass breakup against APSU
• Added three solo tackles at Wisconsin
• Collected four stops against Marshall
2024 (Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Finished the season with 12 total tackles and two pass breakups
• Was in on 303 total snaps with 34 on special teams
• Added three stops in 33 snaps in win over Tennessee Tech
• Started at corner against Ole Miss and had a tackle and a pass breakup
• Collected two stops against WKU
• Had one solo tackle at LA Tech
• Registered two tackles and a pass breakup in win over UTEP
El Camino CC
• Appeared in 11 games in 2023
• Had 10 tackles to go with an interception for a touchdown and five pass breakups on the season
• In 2022 he finished with 15 tackles to go with two interceptions, four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 11 games played
• Earned first team all-conference honors and was a preseason all-american
High School
• Attended Central High School in North Omaha, NE where he graduated in 2021
• Played three years on varsity and played DB and WR
Personal
• Full name: Abdul Kareem Muhammad Jr
• Parents: Abdul and Latasha Muhammad
• Born: 10/7/2002
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Note: father played for Nebraska in 1994 and 1995 when they won two National Championships
• Had two solo stops and a pass breakup against APSU
• Added three solo tackles at Wisconsin
• Collected four stops against Marshall
2024 (Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Finished the season with 12 total tackles and two pass breakups
• Was in on 303 total snaps with 34 on special teams
• Added three stops in 33 snaps in win over Tennessee Tech
• Started at corner against Ole Miss and had a tackle and a pass breakup
• Collected two stops against WKU
• Had one solo tackle at LA Tech
• Registered two tackles and a pass breakup in win over UTEP
El Camino CC
• Appeared in 11 games in 2023
• Had 10 tackles to go with an interception for a touchdown and five pass breakups on the season
• In 2022 he finished with 15 tackles to go with two interceptions, four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 11 games played
• Earned first team all-conference honors and was a preseason all-american
High School
• Attended Central High School in North Omaha, NE where he graduated in 2021
• Played three years on varsity and played DB and WR
Personal
• Full name: Abdul Kareem Muhammad Jr
• Parents: Abdul and Latasha Muhammad
• Born: 10/7/2002
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Note: father played for Nebraska in 1994 and 1995 when they won two National Championships
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Sunday, September 21
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