Defensive back, USC (from Colorado), 2017–22
Mekhi Blackmon
Lettered 2022 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- East Palo Alto, CA
- Born
- Mar 18, 1999
Mekhi Blackmon played defensive back at Colorado (2017–21) and USC (2022). The Minnesota Vikings took Blackmon in round 3, No. 102 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat California, 2021Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado | 6 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Colorado | 6 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Colorado | 6 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Colorado | 6 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Colorado | 6 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | USC | 6 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 175 |
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
2022 USC 14 games, 52 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Rice | W 66–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at Stanford | W 41–28 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Fresno State | W 45–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Oregon State | W 17–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Washington State | W 30–14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Utah | L 42–43 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Arizona | W 45–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. California | W 41–35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Colorado | W 55–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at UCLA | W 48–45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Notre Dame | W 38–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Utah | L 24–47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Tulane | L 45–46 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Colorado 8 games, 41 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 35–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Texas A&M | L 7–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Minnesota | L 0–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | atArizona State | L 13–35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Arizona | W 34–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atCalifornia | L 3–26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Oregon | L 29–52 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Washington | W 20–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Colorado 6 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
2019 Colorado 3 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Nebraska | W 34–31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atArizona State | W 34–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Colorado 4 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. New Hampshire | W 45–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atArizona | L 34–42 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Washington State | L 7–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atCalifornia | L 21–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 178 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 64 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 33 | 115 | 1 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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