With the No. 124 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Texas cornerback Malik Muhammad.
After a surprising offensive-heavy approach on Day 2 in the draft, the Bears circled back towards the defensive side of the ball with their fourth-round pick in Muhammad. A top-100 player on my board, the Longhorns star is a battle-tested cornerback who declared for the NFL Draft a year early.
Incumbent starting cornerback Tyrique Stevenson is in the final year of his rookie contract, and he’s been
pretty up and down over the course of his NFL career. Bringing in a player like Muhammad could not only put the writing on the wall on Stevenson’s time in Chicago, but he could push the latter for playing time in 2025.
As I’ve done since 2019, I put together a thread involving my analysis of each Bears draft selection, sharing some clips that highlight their strengths along the way. This year is certainly no different, so here’s my quick-hit evaluation of the Bears selecting Muhammad in Round 4.
THE NUMBERS
- Height: 6’0”
- Weight: 182 pounds
- RAS: 9.51
- 2025 PFSN CB Impact Score: 83.3 (12th for FBS wide receivers)
- 2025 interceptions: 2
- 2025 pass deflections: 4
- 2025 passer rating allowed: 57.8
- 2025 completion percentage allowed: 60.0%
- List of accomplishments: 2025 second-team All-SEC
