Cornerback, LSU (from Louisiana), 2018–22
Mekhi Garner
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Mesquite, TX
- Born
- Jan 11, 2000
Mekhi Garner played cornerback at Louisiana (2018–21) and LSU (2022).
Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisiana | 2 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Louisiana | 2 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Louisiana | 2 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Louisiana | 2 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | LSU | 2 | CB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 217 |
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 LSU 12 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida State | L 23–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Southern | W 65–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. New Mexico | W 38–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Auburn | W 21–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee | L 13–40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida | W 45–35 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Ole Miss | W 45–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Alabama | W 32–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Arkansas | W 13–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. UAB | W 41–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas A&M | L 23–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Georgia | L 30–50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Louisiana 12 games, 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Texas | L 18–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Nicholls | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Ohio | W 49–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Georgia Southern | W 28–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. App State | W 41–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Arkansas State | W 28–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Texas State | W 45–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Georgia State | W 21–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Troy | W 35–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at Liberty | W 42–14 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 4 | vs.App State | W 24–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 36–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Louisiana 11 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Iowa State | W 31–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | atGeorgia State | W 34–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 20–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 27–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atUAB | W 24–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atTexas State | W 44–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Arkansas State | W 27–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. South Alabama | W 38–10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 28 | at UL Monroe | W 70–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | atApp State | W 24–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. UTSA | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Louisiana 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | atSouth Alabama | W 37–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Troy | W 53–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 78″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′8″ | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.94 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.