Michigan pursued Missouri City (Tex.) Ridge Point tight end Mustapha Muhammad for nearly two years before he made his commitment to the Wolverines public last Friday. The 6-foot-4, 231-pound senior already had made his intentions known to the coaches in the spring.
Muhammad played varsity basketball at Ridge Point as a freshman, and there was buzz he could be a high-level basketball recruit. Once he played heavy minutes on the varsity football team as a sophomore, however, the basketball talk began to dissipate as it became clear he was a considerable talent on the gridiron.
Toward the end of that sophomore season, in which he caught 19 passes for 321 yards and five touchdowns, Muhammad’s coaches sent out his film.