Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against Florida State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami, 30 sacks — drafted at #22 overall by Los Angeles.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los Angeles2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 63 | 38 | 17.5 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 32 | 17 | 9.0 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 38 | 21 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 38 | 24 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 176 | 103 | 46.0 | 29.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 24–14
at Ohio State
5 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 SACKS
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Simeon Barrow Jr.’s 2024 season.
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