Running back, Iowa, 2017–⁠20

Mekhi Sargent

Lettered 2018–⁠20 (school media guide)

Number
No. 10
Height
5′9″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Key West, FL
Born
Oct 8, 1997

Mekhi Sargent played running back at Iowa (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

173rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Penn State, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Iowa1597454.7932
2019Iowa1195634.7430
2020Iowa764325.7736
Career3541,7404.92036

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Iowa171569.2148
2019Iowa141389.9041
2020Iowa166.006
Career323009.4148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Iowa10RBFr.
2018Iowa10RBSo.
2019Iowa10RBJr.
2020Iowa10RBSr.5′9″209

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Iowa1850.1243rd (n=300)0.1523.020%0.04
2019Iowa1390.1352nd (n=287)0.1318.716%0.03
2020Iowa770.2581st (n=212)0.1419.514%0.25

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Iowa 8 games, 432 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠241171121––
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠214200916
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠7931211––
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 35–⁠7986136––
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠2115101228––
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠2051817––
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠211054020––
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠71351015––
2019 Iowa 13 games, 563 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠141491117465
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠01359016212
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠171358022325
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠31491118––
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠1071205221
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠1791805110
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠201368121––
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠0154611316
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠2442109––
Nov 16vs.MinnesotaW 23–⁠1961807––
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠101606––
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠248550301−1
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠24220019––
2018 Iowa 13 games, 745 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠712400716
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠31125111––
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠141572211148
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠2861405––
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠31933111––
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠161059018221
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠01054014––
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠301691023115
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠38103926433
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠14102708319
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠01712122916
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠282617313234
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠227−30514

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

MVP of the 2021 Hula Bowl.

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′8⅜″
Weight208 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.50 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.08 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Jacksonville Jaguars4511000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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