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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2023LSU
Mekhi Wingo
DT • 6'1" • 295 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mekhi Wingo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Missouri • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Mekhi Wingo built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU and Missouri. The clearest part of Mekhi Wingo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 189
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Mekhi Wingo, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · LSU. Mekhi Wingo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Mekhi Wingo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · LSU
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Centennial · California
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 59 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 6 · Pick 13 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DT 63rd (top 30%) · SEC 175th (top 29%) · National 1,648th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Missouri | 9 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 27 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 47.2 |
Related Context
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Mekhi Wingo played DT for Missouri and LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mekhi Wingo recorded 92 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
LSU paired 14 primary output with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 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 Missouri, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · LSU
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
24.9
Usage
7
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 4. Florida State: 0. Grambling: 0.5. Mississippi State: 2. Arkansas: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Missouri: 0. Auburn: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 3 by 52.5. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Grambling: 3 by 17.5. Mississippi State: 3 by 32.5. Arkansas: 4 by 26.7. Ole Miss: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Auburn: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 6 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs Wisconsin2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 48-18 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Missouri | W 49-39 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Ole Miss | L 49-55 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Arkansas | W 34-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Grambling | W 72-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ Florida State | L 24-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mekhi Wingo story
Mekhi Wingo built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU and Missouri. The clearest part of Mekhi Wingo's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Mekhi Wingo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Missouri
2021
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Missouri | 6 | 19.2 | 4.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Missouri | 6 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 14 | 24.7 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 9.5 | 24.9 | 7 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 9.5 | 24.9 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 45-20 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 6 · W 48-35
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 7 · W 48-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 41-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · LSU
14 primary output · 24.7 efficiency · 6.5 usage
52.4
#2
2023 Postseason · LSU
47.2
9.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · LSU
47.2
9.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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