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2011 Football Roster

85 Aaron Muhammad

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • Highschool Arlington Heights

Biography

SENIOR (2011): Voted team captain... played in all 11 games and started nine times... earned the start during the season-opener at Sam Houston State... selected Honorable Mention by the College Football Performance Awards following the Jacksonville game... caught then career-high three passes for 20 yards and a TD... made two receptions totaling 10 yards against Southern Illinois... matched his career total finishing with two touchdowns at Indiana State (3 and 33 yards)... career-high totals of five receptions totaling 60 yards at ISU... earned his second Honorable Mention accolade by the College Football Performance Awards following the game... 5-yard catch against Missouri State... two receptions for 34 yards at Youngstown State... received the program's Red Miller Award following the season.

JUNIOR (2010): Played in 12 games... caught a 16-yard touchdown pass as his first collegiate catch in the Sam Houston State game... 22-yard catch against Youngstown State... four-yard catch against Illinois State.

AT TYLER COLLEGE: Named Second Team All-Conference his sophomore year after earning Honorable Mention honors his freshman season... caught 34 catches during his two-year career with two touchdowns.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered in football and basketball... Second Team All-State Class 4A and First Team All-Conference his senior year... named team Most Valuable Player... Second Team All-Conference following his junior season in football (both offense and defense) and basketball... caught 56 passes his senior year for four touchdowns... also made 30 tackles, seven sacks and blocked two punts... played for coach Duke Christan.

PERSONAL:
Born Jan. 16, 1988... No. 1 sports highlight came during his senior year when he caught the game-tying touchdown pass in the Homecoming game, one in which he caught seven passes for more than 100 yards... his family and friends have been a major influence, "They have always pushed me to be the best I could be in sports or whatever I do and supported me through it all."... most admires his junior college coach Danny Palmer, "He pushed me to be the best player I could be." and his high school coach Duke Christan, "He helped me become a Division I player and student of the game."... his cousin Tevin Mimms plays defensive end at the University of Texas... enjoys basketball, computers and spending time with family and friends... favorite professional teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Lakers... favorite music is Drake, Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne and Z-Ro... son of Ron Muhammad and Catherine Micheil.

MAJOR:
Communications with a minor in Computer Science

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2010Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 225 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2011Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
    85