Get to Know Your Orange Man: #24, DB Ibn-Wadu Muhammad

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It’s time to start preparing for the 2026 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces for Year 3 of the Fran Brown Era.

Up next is…

Name: Ibn-Wadu Muhammad

Position: Defensive Back

Year: Freshman

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 196 lbs.

Hometown: Woodbury, NJ

High School: Camden

2025 stats:

53 receptions for 875 yards and 11 touchdowns. Added 18 carries for 216 yards and two touchdowns. On defense he was credited with eight sacks, 37 tackles, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

2026 projections:

Likely to see time on special teams right away but it’s a crowded defensive backfield and it might take time for Muhammad to crack the two-deep at safety.

How’d he get here?:

Chose Syracuse over offers Temple, Old Dominion and Akron

What’d recruiting sites say?:  

Consensus three-star. 247 and ESPN had him as the 101st best safety in the class

Instagram: @certified._1k

Interesting nugget o’interest:

Woodbury is also the birthplace of former WWE wrestler King Kong Bundy- we’ll have to wait and see if Muhammad unleashes a big splash on opposing receivers.

Let’s get a look at ya: Let’s check out highlights from two seasons ago

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