Defensive back, Minnesota (from Lehigh), 2024–26
Mekhai Smith
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lower Merion, PA
Mekhai Smith plays defensive back for Minnesota, after Lehigh (2024–25). Last time out, at Purdue: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
19 tackles
Last game: 6 tackles at Purdue, L 13–41
Next game: vs. Iowa, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
2026 Minnesota 4 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Akron | W 41–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue | L 13–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Lehigh 4 games, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Richmond | W 21–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 13 | at Duquesne | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 20 | at Bucknell | W 41–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Pennsylvania | W 44–30 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Lehigh 1 game, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Army | L 7–42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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