Defensive line, Miami (from West Virginia), 2020–25
Akheem Mesidor
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 280 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ottawa, ON
- Born
- Apr 5, 2001
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Akheem Mesidor played defensive line at West Virginia (2020–21) and Miami (2022–25). The Los Angeles Chargers took Mesidor in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Maryland, 20213.5sacks, career highat Virginia Tech, 2022Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia | 30 | 19 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Miami | 38 | 21 | 10.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Miami | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Miami | 63 | 38 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 206 | 122 | 51.5 | 34.5 | 4 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia | 3 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 3 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Miami | 3 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Miami | 3 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Miami | 3 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Miami | 3 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 280 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Miami 15 games, 63 tackles, 12.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Notre Dame | W 27–24 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 45–3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. South Florida | W 49–12 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Florida | W 26–7 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Florida State | W 28–22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Louisville | L 21–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at SMU | L 20–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Syracuse | W 38–10 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. NC State | W 41–7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Virginia Tech | W 34–17 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Pittsburgh | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Texas A&M | W 10–3 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 24–14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | W 31–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Indiana | L 21–27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2024 Miami 13 games, 32 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atFlorida | W 41–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Florida A&M | W 56–9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ball State | W 62–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atSouth Florida | W 50–15 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 38–34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at California | W 39–38 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atLouisville | W 52–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Florida State | W 36–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Duke | W 53–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 23–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Wake Forest | W 42–14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atSyracuse | L 38–42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Iowa State | L 41–42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Miami 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Texas A&M | W 48–33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Miami 10 games, 38 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Bethune-Cookman | W 70–13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | atTexas A&M | L 9–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 31–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. North Carolina | L 24–27 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | atVirginia Tech | W 20–14 | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Duke | L 21–45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida State | L 3–45 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atGeorgia Tech | W 35–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Clemson | L 10–40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 16–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 West Virginia 12 games, 38 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Maryland | L 24–30 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Long Island University | W 66–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 27–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Oklahoma | L 13–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Texas Tech | L 20–23 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at TCU | W 29–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Iowa State | W 38–31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 3–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Kansas State | L 17–34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Texas | W 31–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Kansas | W 34–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 6–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 West Virginia 8 games, 30 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atOklahoma State | L 13–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Baylor | W 27–21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Kansas | W 38–17 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atTexas Tech | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.TCU | W 24–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atIowa State | L 6–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Army | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 259 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 78¾″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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