2024 USC Football Roster
Roster
Muhammad, Jamil

Jersey Number 10
Jamil Muhammad
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Ala.
- High School:
- James Clemens HS / Vanderbilt / Georgia State
Bio
CAREER: In his 5-year career (3 years at Georgia State, 2 at USC), he has 143 tackles, including 23 for losses (with 15 sacks), 5 pass deflections, 5 forced fumbles, 7 QB hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 INT while appearing in 60 games with 32 starts.
2024: Muhammad recorded 27 tackles, including 1.5 for loss of 5 yards (with 1 sack for minus 5 yards) and 3 QB hurries, while appearing in all 13 games and starting in 10 as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He had 3 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 QB hurry and 1 PBU in his Trojan debut against San Jose State. He tallied 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 4 yards (with 1 sack for minus 4 yards) versus Nevada. He recorded 1 tackle, including for loss of 1 yard (with 1 sack for minus 1 yard) and 1 forced fumble against Stanford. He collected 8 tackles, including 3 for loss of 11 yards (with 1 sack for minus 7 yards) versus Arizona State. He notched 3 tackles, including 2 for loss of 11 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards) and 2 QB hurries against Colorado. He had 5 tackles, including 3 for loss of 15 yards (with 2 sacks for minus 14 yards) and 1 QB hurt versus Arizona. He had 1 tackle against Notre Dame. He recorded 3 tackles versus Utah and had 4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery versus California. He collected 4 tackles against Washington, 1 tackle versus Oregon and 5 tackles against UCLA. He tallied 5 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 5 yards (with 0.5 sack for minus 5 yards) versus Louisville in the Holiday Bowl.
GEORGIA STATE: He saw action in all 12 games of the 2022 season and started in 9 (all but Old Dominion, Southern Miss and Louisiana Monroe). He collected 44 tackles, including 5 for loss of 21 yards (plus 1.5 sacks for 11 yards), 1 INT, 2 pass breakups, 8 QB hurries and 1 forced fumble. He had 3 tackles, 2 QB hurries and 2 pass breakups against South Carolina, then recorded 5 tackles with 1.0 for loss for 4 yards against North Carolina. He tallied 1 tackle against Charlotte, then collected 6 tackles with 1.5 for loss of 4 yards and 1 QB hurry against Costal Carolina. He had 6 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard versus West Point, and notched 3 tackles with 1 INT and 1 QB hurry against Georgia Southern. He recorded 1 tackle versus Old Dominion, and had 2 tackles with 0.5 for loss with 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hurry against Southern Miss. He had 2 tackles with 1 for loss of 7 yards and 1 sack and 1 forced fumble against Louisiana Monroe and tallied 4 tackles with 0.5 for loss and 1 QB hurry versus James Madison. He recorded 6 tackles and 1 QB hurry against Marshall. He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Spring 2022.
He played in all 13 games in the 2021 season with 1 start against Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl and tallied 22 tackles, including 6 for loss and 6 sacks. He led the team with 6 sacks, tying for the second-highest season total in program history. He recorded 3 tackles against West Point, 1 tackle against North Carolina, 2 tackles against Charlotte, 1 tackle against Auburn and Louisiana Monroe. He tallied 2 tackles with 1 sack for 4 yards and 1 QB hurry against Texas State and 1 tackle against Georgia Southern. He had 2 tackles with 1 for loss and 1 sack for 25 yards with 1 forced fumble and 1 pass breakup against Costal Carolina, and 2 tackles against Arkansas State. He had 3 tackles with 2 for loss and 2 sacks for 18 yards and 1 forced fumble and returned a fumble 72 yards for a touchdown against Troy and had 4 tackles including 2 for loss with 2 sacks for 22 yards, 1 forced fumble and 1 QB hurry against Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl. He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2021 and the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.
He played in 9 games, all but the season opener against Louisiana in the 2020 season and tallied 4 tackles. He recorded 1 tackle in the East Carolina and Arkansas State games and 2 tackle against Georgia Southern.
Originally signed with Vanderbilt but enrolled at Georgia State in August 2019 and took a redshirt year. He was named to the Dean’s List in the Spring of 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named an All-Region quarterback while playing at James Clemens HS. He passed for 1,773 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for 942 yards and 18 TDs as a senior.
He also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus of Social Entrepreneurship from Georgia State. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Social Entrepreneurship at USC. In the spring of 2024, he was recognized as a David X. Marks Scholar for graduating with either a GPA of 3.0 or higher or having a GPA in the top 10% of his team and recording a cumulative 2.75 GPA or higher. He earned placement on the 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll. His brother, Marquez, played football at WKU and another brother, Terrance, played at Alabama A&M.
2024: Muhammad recorded 27 tackles, including 1.5 for loss of 5 yards (with 1 sack for minus 5 yards) and 3 QB hurries, while appearing in all 13 games and starting in 10 as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He recorded 1 tackle versus LSU and 2 tackles, with 1 QB hurry, against Utah State. He had 3 tackles at Michigan and 2 tackles against Wisconsin. He collected 4 tackles versus Minnesota, with 0.5 for loss of 0 yards, and 2 tackles versus Penn State with 1 QB hurry. He had 1 tackle at Maryland and 1 tackle at Washington. He tallied 3 tackles at UCLA and 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 5 yards (with 1 sack for minus 5 yards), with 1 QB hurry against Notre Dame. He recorded 5 tackles against Texas A&M in the Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
2023: Muhammad, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2023 from Georgia State, saw action in all 13 games making 12 starts as a redshirt junior in 2023. He decorated his stat sheet with 46 tackles, including 10.5 for loss of 47 yards (with a team-leading 6.5 sacks for minus 41 yards), 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, 1 INT and 1 PBU.He had 3 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 QB hurry and 1 PBU in his Trojan debut against San Jose State. He tallied 3 tackles, including 1 for loss of 4 yards (with 1 sack for minus 4 yards) versus Nevada. He recorded 1 tackle, including for loss of 1 yard (with 1 sack for minus 1 yard) and 1 forced fumble against Stanford. He collected 8 tackles, including 3 for loss of 11 yards (with 1 sack for minus 7 yards) versus Arizona State. He notched 3 tackles, including 2 for loss of 11 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards) and 2 QB hurries against Colorado. He had 5 tackles, including 3 for loss of 15 yards (with 2 sacks for minus 14 yards) and 1 QB hurt versus Arizona. He had 1 tackle against Notre Dame. He recorded 3 tackles versus Utah and had 4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery versus California. He collected 4 tackles against Washington, 1 tackle versus Oregon and 5 tackles against UCLA. He tallied 5 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 5 yards (with 0.5 sack for minus 5 yards) versus Louisville in the Holiday Bowl.
GEORGIA STATE: He saw action in all 12 games of the 2022 season and started in 9 (all but Old Dominion, Southern Miss and Louisiana Monroe). He collected 44 tackles, including 5 for loss of 21 yards (plus 1.5 sacks for 11 yards), 1 INT, 2 pass breakups, 8 QB hurries and 1 forced fumble. He had 3 tackles, 2 QB hurries and 2 pass breakups against South Carolina, then recorded 5 tackles with 1.0 for loss for 4 yards against North Carolina. He tallied 1 tackle against Charlotte, then collected 6 tackles with 1.5 for loss of 4 yards and 1 QB hurry against Costal Carolina. He had 6 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard versus West Point, and notched 3 tackles with 1 INT and 1 QB hurry against Georgia Southern. He recorded 1 tackle versus Old Dominion, and had 2 tackles with 0.5 for loss with 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hurry against Southern Miss. He had 2 tackles with 1 for loss of 7 yards and 1 sack and 1 forced fumble against Louisiana Monroe and tallied 4 tackles with 0.5 for loss and 1 QB hurry versus James Madison. He recorded 6 tackles and 1 QB hurry against Marshall. He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Spring 2022.
He played in all 13 games in the 2021 season with 1 start against Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl and tallied 22 tackles, including 6 for loss and 6 sacks. He led the team with 6 sacks, tying for the second-highest season total in program history. He recorded 3 tackles against West Point, 1 tackle against North Carolina, 2 tackles against Charlotte, 1 tackle against Auburn and Louisiana Monroe. He tallied 2 tackles with 1 sack for 4 yards and 1 QB hurry against Texas State and 1 tackle against Georgia Southern. He had 2 tackles with 1 for loss and 1 sack for 25 yards with 1 forced fumble and 1 pass breakup against Costal Carolina, and 2 tackles against Arkansas State. He had 3 tackles with 2 for loss and 2 sacks for 18 yards and 1 forced fumble and returned a fumble 72 yards for a touchdown against Troy and had 4 tackles including 2 for loss with 2 sacks for 22 yards, 1 forced fumble and 1 QB hurry against Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl. He was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2021 and the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.
He played in 9 games, all but the season opener against Louisiana in the 2020 season and tallied 4 tackles. He recorded 1 tackle in the East Carolina and Arkansas State games and 2 tackle against Georgia Southern.
Originally signed with Vanderbilt but enrolled at Georgia State in August 2019 and took a redshirt year. He was named to the Dean’s List in the Spring of 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named an All-Region quarterback while playing at James Clemens HS. He passed for 1,773 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for 942 yards and 18 TDs as a senior.
He also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus of Social Entrepreneurship from Georgia State. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Social Entrepreneurship at USC. In the spring of 2024, he was recognized as a David X. Marks Scholar for graduating with either a GPA of 3.0 or higher or having a GPA in the top 10% of his team and recording a cumulative 2.75 GPA or higher. He earned placement on the 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll. His brother, Marquez, played football at WKU and another brother, Terrance, played at Alabama A&M.
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