Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022USC
Mekhi Blackmon
DB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • East Palo Alto, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mekhi Blackmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
69
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Colorado • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Mekhi Blackmon built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive back from East Palo Alto, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Colorado and USC. The clearest part of Mekhi Blackmon's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 39
- Overall
- No. 102
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Mekhi Blackmon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · USC. Mekhi Blackmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 128
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 24
Quick Answers
Mekhi Blackmon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · DB
- Career Tackles
- 128
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- UCLA
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 39 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 121st (top 14%) · Pac-12 43rd (top 8%) · National 520th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | Colorado | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 41 | - | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 52 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | 58.2 |
Related Context
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Mekhi Blackmon played DB for Colorado and USC. Across 6 tracked seasons, Mekhi Blackmon recorded 128 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
USC paired 16.5 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · USC
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
4.7
Consistency
66.7
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Rice: 2. Stanford: 1.5. Fresno State: 1. Oregon State: 2. Arizona State: 1. Washington State: 0. Utah: 1. Arizona: 2. California: 2. Colorado: 1. UCLA: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Utah: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 4 by 36.7. Stanford: 6 by 40. Fresno State: 2 by 18.3. Oregon State: 3 by 32.5. Arizona State: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 7 by 29.2. Utah: 6 by 35. Arizona: 1 by 24.2. California: 5 by 40.8. Colorado: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 8 by 53.3. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Utah: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 11 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Tulane | L 45-46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Utah | L 24-47 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Notre Dame | W 38-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ UCLASplash game | W 48-45 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Colorado | W 55-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | W 41-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 45-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Utah | L 42-43 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Washington State | W 30-14 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Arizona State | W 42-25 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | W 17-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Fresno State | W 45-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Stanford | W 41-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs RiceSplash game | W 66-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Mekhi Blackmon story
Mekhi Blackmon built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive back from East Palo Alto, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Colorado and USC. The clearest part of Mekhi Blackmon's career was his defensive production: 128 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Mekhi Blackmon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Colorado
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado | 2 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado | 2 | 20.6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Colorado | 8 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 6 | 28.9 | 4.8 | -2 |
| 2022 Postseason | USC | 16.5 | 27.3 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 16.5 | 27.3 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 12 · W 48-45 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 2 · W 34-31
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Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon State
Week 4 · W 17-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 10 · W 41-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Arizona
Week 7 · W 34-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · USC
16.5 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · USC
58.2
16.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Colorado
40.9
6 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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