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CB · #24 · Chicago Bears · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Malik Muhammad

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2026 · R4 P124
  • EXP 0 seasons
  • AGE under 25
  • DEPTH RCB2
Call locked

Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Malik Muhammad was a CB for CHI, age 22, a rookie, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 75% of snaps; his line was 2.9 tackles a game, 0.1 sacks a game and 0.7 passes defended a game. His injury history held 2 episodes (ankle 1, toe 1); the last was a toe injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

In short

Malik Muhammad is a starter at right cornerback for CHI — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 7. His team named him inactive in week 8. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 8 and he did not play.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game2.9 range 1.0–5.0

    wk 1–7 · 7 games

  • Sacks / game0.1 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–7 · 7 games

  • Passes defended / game0.7 range 0.0–2.0

    wk 1–7 · 7 games · above most of his peers

  • Snap share74.7% range 33–100

    wk 1–7 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 76%wk 1
  2. 62%wk 2
  3. 100%wk 3
  4. 88%wk 4
  5. 80%wk 5
  6. 84%wk 6
  7. 33%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202621

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 8toe1Questionable
2026 · wk 2ankle1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 2 weeks on a report

  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleCB2 · 75% snaps
Season2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game2.9 tackles · 0.1 sacks · 0.7 passes defended
Injuries2 episodes · last: toe, 2026 wk 8
Bioage 22 · rookie · drafted round 4

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Malik Muhammad is a CB from Texas, drafted by CHI in 2026 in round 4 at overall pick 124. He is listed at 72 inches and 182 lb, was 22.1 at the start of the week, has 0 years of experience, and is in the DB group on defense. He has had snaps in 7 weeks this season, with a role of most snaps this season and most snaps over the last four weeks. The club report shows 1 week on the injury report in 2026 and 0 games missed, and since 2023 he has had 1 ankle injury episode and 1 toe injury episode.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
PositionCBnflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
CollegeTexasnflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft year2026nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft round4nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Draft pick overall124nflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Drafted byCHInflverse draft_picks · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Years of experience0nflverse players · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Season 2026: weeks on the injury report1the club report · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Season 2026: of those, games missed0the club report · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Height (inches)72R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weight (lb)182R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Age at the start of the week22.1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Position groupDB (defense)R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps this seasonmost snapsR2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksmost snapsR2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: toe1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Tue Nov 3 · 6:57 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Tue Nov 3 · 7:44 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at right cornerback — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chartsecond at right cornerback
Last weekHe did not dress last week
Snaps played75% a week on average over 7 weeks, 100% at his highest, 16% on special teams
Build6 ft 0 in · 182 lb
CollegeTexas
Drafted2026, round 4 pick 124, by CHI
Ageunder 25 at the season's start
Experience0 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last weekHis team saidOur callPlayed
Week 8QuestionableCOIN FLIPleans playno

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 9; the rest of his team's report.