Washington transfer cornerback Jabbar Muhammad commits to Oregon
Former Washington cornerback Jabbar Muhammad has committed to play at Oregon following his lone breakout year with the Huskies, he announced on social media.
Muhammad started off his college career at Oklahoma State, where he played in 31 games and made 13 starts in his three seasons in Stillwater. With the Cowboys Muhammad recorded 71 tackles, 12 defended passes, an interception, and a forced fumble.
After earning All-Big-12 honorable mention honors he transferred to Washington ahead of the 2023 season. Muhammad earned an All-Pac-12 Second Team selection in 2023 after ranking second in the conference and tying for fourth in the nation with 14 passes defended. He started every game for the Huskies during their run to the national championship, adding 46 tackles, two sacks, and three interceptions to his stat line.
The Huskies defeated Oregon twice en route to the national title game, but now Muhammad will join the Ducks to finish out his collegiate playing career.
Muhammad played high school football at DeSoto High School (TX), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 1064 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
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Washington transfer portal numbers
The transfer portal has unfortunately not been as favorable to the Washington Huskies so far this offseason following the exit of head coach Kalen DeBoer, who took the head coaching job at Alabama following the retirement of Nick Saban after leading the Huskies to the national championship game this past season.
The winter transfer portal window closed on January 2, but the NCAA guidelines allow a 30-day extension for players to enter the transfer portal if a head coach leaves a program, giving Washington players 30 additional days to enter the transfer portal follow DeBoer’s departure on January 12.
As of January 29, Washington has had 22 players enter the transfer portal with 12 players committing to play at Washington from the transfer portal. Given what the Huskies have lost and gained, Washington ranks No. 67 on On3’s 2024 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings with an Index Score of -29.
On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index utilizes the On3 (P)erformance score to measure a team’s production during the transfer process, compared relative against its roster and not a comparison against other schools.
The Huskies hired Jedd Fisch as their new head coach on Sunday after he spent the last three seasons as the head man at Arizona, with the Wildcats transforming from a one-win team in his first season and a 10-win team in 2023 under his leadership.
With a multitude of players in the transfer portal and declaring for the NFL Draft already, it’s no secret that Washington’s team will look different next season as the Huskies join the Big Ten Conference in year one under Fisch.