OTF Premium Malik Muhammad on Duane Akina's energy, the emergence of Graceson Littleton and more

[Jeff Howe]

The fourth and final Longhorn who met with the media before Saturday's scrimmage was cornerback Malik Muhammad. Here are a few things he said on select players, including his first thoughts on Duane Akina.

On his first impression of Duane Akina: “I don't want to call it old because that sounds kind of bad, but to be that age and still have that juice and still run around at practice — do the flying eagle around the field — and just have that energy. The first impression was great.”

On what Graceson Littleton has shown throughout camp: “Physical, plays with high, fanatical effort. He's smart, is about his business and he's just consistent, on and off the field… [Littleton came in] ready to play. Ready to take on whatever he had to take on, whether it’s special teams, whether it’s on defense… He came in with the right mindset, for sure.”

On Jaylon Guilbeau's transition from STAR to cornerback: “He's adjusted to corner well, because at [STAR], it's more into the box, more short yardage, but out at corner, you have more space. You have to think, you have to know whether you're in the boundary or the field, so you've got to know how to play. In the boundary, you have to play tighter because it's more quick throws. Into the field, you've got more space, more time to break.”

On what stands out about Warren Roberson: “He's a monster at corner. Great technique, explosive, physical at the point of attack and he just plays hard with fanatical effort.”