He decided to transfer from the University of Pittsburgh in December of 2019 ... Started his collegiate career as a running back ... Will play the rover position for the Aggies as he comes into the season on the two-deep rover depth chart ... Outstanding athlete with tremendous speed and great instincts ... Before committing to Pitt, Salahuddin had more than 30 offers, including 22 Power Fiver programs ... Those programs included Clemson, Georgia, Michigan, Oklahoma, USC, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin ... Arrived at Pitt in 2018.Â
2021 Season:Â He played in 10 games without a start ... Made 12 tackles (four unassisted) with one pass breakup ... Made four tackles in the Aggies 21-18 win at Charleston Southern on Nov. 6.Â
2020 Season:Â COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the season.Â
2018 Season (Pitt): Played in three games as a true freshman, preserving a redshirt…Appearances came against Georgia Tech, North Carolina and UCF…Totaled four rushes for 37 yards (9.2 avg.) and two kickoff returns for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) on the year … Rushed for a season-high 34 yards on three carries (11.3 avg.) at North Carolina ... Sustained a knee injury at the end of the season.Â
High School: Played high school football at H.D. Woodson under head coach Greg Fuller in Washington, D.C. ... Earned praise as one of the nation’s top all-purpose backs and was widely considered the top overall prospect in Washington D.C ... Rushed for 1,274 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged better than 10 yards per carry as he was named first-team All-Met by the Washington Post ... Named first team All-D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA), and first-team All-DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia)… Led H.D. Woodson to a 9-3 record and the DCIAA championship game as a senior…Rated Washington D.C.’s No. 1 prospect by Rivals and 247Sports…Rated the country’s No. 5 all-purpose back by Rivals and 247Sports … Rated the No. 9 prospect in Washington D.C. and the nation’s No. 33 running back by ESPN.
Personal:Â He is the son of Jeannine Salahuddin and the grandson of Michelle Salahuddin ... Full name is Mychale Xavier Salahuddin ... He was born March 14, 2000.Â