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American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mekhi Wingo (born April 17, 2003) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Missouri Tigers and the LSU Tigers. Wingo was selected by the Lions in the 2024 NFL draft.
Wingo in 2023 | |||||
| No. 94 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | April 17, 2003[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 / round: 6 / pick: 189 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024 | |||||
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Wingo attended De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. As a senior, he was the Missouri Gatorade Football Player of the Year after recording 54 tackles and five sacks.[2] He committed to the University 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 one interception 48 he returned for a touchdown.[4] After the season, he transferred to Louisiana 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-team All-American by the Associated 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 the 2024 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 ft 0+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 from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Wingo was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 6th round (189th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.[13]
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