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| No. 94 –Detroit Lions | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (2003-04-17)April 17, 2003 (age 21)[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | De Smet Jesuit(Creve Coeur, Missouri) | ||||
| College: | Missouri (2021) LSU (2022–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: 6th round, 189th pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||
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Mekhi Wingo (born April 17, 2003) is an American professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theDetroit Lions of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMissouri Tigers and theLSU Tigers. Wingo was selected by the Lions in the sixth round of the2024 NFL draft.
Wingo attendedDe Smet Jesuit High School inCreve Coeur, Missouri. As a senior, he was the MissouriGatorade Football Player of the Year after recording 54 tackles and five sacks.[2] He committed to theUniversity of Missouri to play college football.[3]
As a true freshman at Missouri in 2021, Wingo played in 11 games with three starts and had 27 tackles, one sack and oneinterception he returned for atouchdown.[4] After the season, he transferred toLouisiana State University (LSU).[5] As a sophomore, in his first year at LSU he started 12 of 13 games, recording 47 tackles and three sacks.[6][7] He was a second team All-SEC selection and named a third-teamAll-American by theAssociated Press in 2022.[8]
As a junior he dealt with injuries missing five games, still totaling 25 tackles and 4.5 sacks in eight games. Following the season he declared for the2024 NFL draft.[9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.85 s | 1.64 s | 2.77 s | 4.45 s | 7.33 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Wingo was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round (189th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.[13]
