#18 Mekhi Wingo Season 2023
2022 Third Team All-America (AP)
2022 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP)
2022 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. Ole Miss
2021 SEC Freshman All-SEC
Anchor on LSU’s defensive line … Tremendous talent who transferred to LSU after spending one season at Missouri … Third team All-America and second team All-SEC in his first year at LSU in 2022 … Joined LSU after a Freshman All-SEC season at Missouri … Team leader on and off the field … Has appeared in 25 games, starting 16 times (13 at LSU, 3 at Missouri) … 74 career tackles along with 8.0 tackles for loss and 4 sacks … One of five LSU representatives on the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council … Majoring in mass communications … Coached in high school by LSU cornerbacks coach Robert Steeples … Took part in LSU’s Study Abroad program in May of 2023 when he joined 10 of his teammates on a 10-day trip to Senegal … Active in many community service endeavors including Baton Rouge Food Bank, the domestic violence shelter, literacy fest, and the Boys and Girls Club.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022 at LSU)
Played in 14 games with 13 starts … Started final 13 games of the season … 47 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (-34) and 3 sacks (-29) … Batted down 4 passes and credited with 5 quarterback hurries … SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in LSU’s win over Ole Miss … In that game had 7 tackles and 1.5 sacks for 18-yards in losses …. Also forced a fumble and batted down a pair of passes in the 45-20 LSU victory … Capped season with 2 tackles for loss and a sack for an 8-yard loss in win over Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Had 4 tackles and batted down 2 passes in overtime win over Alabama … Opened season with 6 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Florida State … Recovered fumble on LSU 1-yard line with just over a minute in contest and with Tigers trailing 24-17 … LSU marched down field and pulled to within 24-23 before falling after a blocked PAT after time had expired … Had 6 tackles in comeback road win over Auburn.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Missouri)
Appeared in 11 games, starting three times as a true freshman in 2021 … Starts came against North Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt … Earned Freshman All-SEC honors … Recorded 27 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-8) and a sack (-7) … Returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown in win over North Texas … Had a sack for a 7-yard loss and a pair of tackles in college debut vs. Central Michigan … Had 4 tackles, a tackle for a loss, an interception and a quarterback hurry against North Texas … Closed season with career-best 6 tackles in Armed Forces Bowl vs. Army.
HIGH SCHOOL
Standout defensive lineman for De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis, Missouri … Helped team to 2021 6A state runner-up finish … Named Missouri 6A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … First team 6A All-State by the Missouri Football Coaches Association … First Team 6A All-State by the Missouri media … Metro Catholic Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Recorded 54 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior.
Mekhi Wingo’s Career Highs
Tackles: 7 vs. Ole Miss, 2022
Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2022
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2022
Interceptions: 1 vs. North Texas, 2021 (at Missouri)
Pass Breakups: 2, 2x (Last: vs. Alabama, 2022; First: vs. Ole Miss, 2022)
Fumble Recovery: 1, 2x (Last: at Arkansas, 2022; First: vs. Florida State, 2022)
Forced Fumble: 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2022