Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Iowa
Mekhi Sargent
RB • 5'9" • 209 lbs • Key West, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Mekhi Sargent leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Mekhi Sargent built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Key West, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Mekhi Sargent's career was his backfield work: 1,740...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Mekhi Sargent, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa. Mekhi Sargent leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,040
- Rushing yards
- 1,740
- Receiving yards
- 300
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Mekhi Sargent quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,040
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lancaster · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Lancaster · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 438 scrimmage yards · RB 158th (top 27%) · Big Ten 26th (top 12%) · National 329th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 66.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 900 | 748 | 152 | 10 | 66.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 681 | 543 | 138 | 4 | 60.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 438 | 432 | 6 | 7 | 56.6 |
Related Context
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Mekhi Sargent played RB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mekhi Sargent recorded 1,740 rushing yards, 300 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Iowa paired 901 primary output with 45 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
54.8
Efficiency
56.3
Usage
18.3
Consistency
69.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 71. Northwestern: 26. Michigan State: 31. Minnesota: 86. Penn State: 101. Nebraska: 18. Illinois: 54. Wisconsin: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 11 by 67.2. Northwestern: 5 by 52.9. Michigan State: 9 by 35.9. Minnesota: 9 by 89.8. Penn State: 15 by 70.1. Nebraska: 5 by 37.5. Illinois: 10 by 56.3. Wisconsin: 13 by 40.9
Split Comparison
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Wins56.8 · Games = 6 · +8.3 vs Losses
Losses48.5 · Games = 2 · -8.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
89.8 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 28-7 | 13 | 51 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Illinois | W 35-21 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Nebraska | W 26-20 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 1 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Penn State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-21 | 15 | 101 | 6.70 | 2 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Minnesota | W 35-7 | 9 | 86 | 9.60 | 1 | — | — | 9.6 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Michigan State2+ TD | W 49-7 | 9 | 31 | 3.40 | 2 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Northwestern | L 20-21 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Purdue | L 20-24 | 11 | 71 | 6.50 | 1 | — | — | 6.5 |
Player Story
Mekhi Sargent story
Mekhi Sargent built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Key West, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Mekhi Sargent's career was his backfield work: 1,740 rushing yards, 354 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 300 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 300 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Mekhi Sargent moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 901 | 45 | 24 | 901 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 901 | 45 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 701 | 52.9 | 18.6 | -200 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 701 | 52.9 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 438 | 56.3 | 18.3 | -263 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
177
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
177 scrimmage yards and 46.8 usage.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 38-14
156
Scrimmage Yards
86.5 takeover
Win with 156 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
156 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 63-0 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 12 · W 41-21 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
79 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · W 35-7 · Conference game
86
Scrimmage Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 20.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Iowa
901 primary output · 45 efficiency · 24 usage
66.1
#2
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
66.1
901 primary · 45 efficiency · 24 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Iowa
60.7
701 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 18.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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