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Jabbar Muhammad
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, TX
- High School:
- DeSoto
A talented player who made his first start in last year’s bowl win and is a candidate to be an everyday starter in 2022.
2021 (Sophomore): Played in all 14 games and made his first career start in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl win over No. 5 Notre Dame ... Finished with 23 tackles to rank as the third-most among OSU’s cornerbacks ... 18 were solo stops ... Credited with an assisted sack and a quarterback hurry in the season opener against Missouri State ... Set season-bests in the Fiesta Bowl with eight tackles and two pass breakups ... Made at least one tackle in nine games and at least three tackles in four games .. Also credited with a pass breakup against West Virginia.
2020 (Freshman): Played in five games in his first year in the program ... Made a tackle in OSU’s win at Kansas in the third game of the season.
High School: Played for coach Claude Mathis at DeSoto … Three-year letterman … Helped lead the Eagles to a 9-3 record his senior season … Had 34 tackles and intercepted one pass in his senior campaign … First team all-district selection as a junior in District 7-6A … Racked up 32 tackles, five interceptions and 18 pass breakups during his junior campaign … Competed at The Opening in Dallas during the spring of his junior year and was named Defensive MVP of the event … Also ran as a sprinter on the DeSoto track and field team … Rated as a three-star talent by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Listed as the No. 57 cornerback in the 2020 class and the No. 113 player in the state of Texas by ESPN … 247Sports ranks him as the No. 65 corner nationally … Cousin of former Oklahoma State cornerback A.J. Green ... Comes from the same DeSoto program that produced recent OSU standouts Green, LD Brown and Chris Lacy ... Chose Oklahoma State over Colorado, Houston, North Texas and Texas Tech.
Personal: Jabbar Azim Muhammad was born Dec. 28, 2001 ... Son of Elijah Muhammad, Sr., and Danielle Muhammad … Part of an athletic family as his father played football at East Texas State, his brother, E.J., played safety at Nevada and his brother, Khairi, played safety for North Texas ... University Studies
