Defensive tackle, LSU (from Missouri), 2021–23
Mekhi Wingo
Lettered 2021 at Missouri (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Saint Louis, MO
- Born
- Apr 17, 2003
Mekhi Wingo played defensive tackle at Missouri (2021) and LSU (2022–23). The Detroit Lions took Wingo in round 6, No. 189 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2023Honors
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
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
2023 LSU 8 games, 25 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida State | L 24–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Grambling | W 72–10 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Mississippi State | W 41–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Ole Miss | L 49–55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Missouri | W 49–39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Auburn | W 48–18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 35–31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2022 LSU 12 games, 40 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Florida State | L 23–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Southern | W 65–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Mississippi State | W 31–16 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. New Mexico | W 38–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atAuburn | W 21–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee | L 13–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida | W 45–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Ole Miss | W 45–20 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Alabama | W 32–31 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | atArkansas | W 13–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas A&M | L 23–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Georgia | L 30–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Missouri 9 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Central Michigan | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Kentucky | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Tennessee | L 24–62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. North Texas | W 48–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Texas A&M | L 14–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atGeorgia | L 6–43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Florida | W 24–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Army | L 22–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 284 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.85 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.33 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
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).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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