#18

Mehki Wingo

DT · LSU · Jr. · #18

LSU 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Mehki Wingo

DT · LSU · Jr · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo
2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023LSU25115.04.5------
2022LSU40224.02.04----
2021Missouri27142.01.0--1--
Career924711.07.541--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 49–39

at Missouri

3 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Edged out Missouri on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Langston Murray’s 2021 season.

New Mexico · 2021

#2

Ethan Saunders

California · 2021

71%
#3

Lando Grey

San José State · 2022

70%
#4

Hale Motu'apuaka

Utah State · 2022

69%
#5

Sonny Hazard

Louisiana · 2022

69%

Matches Langston on

Hurry rate
Class year
Weight

Differs from Langston on

Height (lower)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Darrell Prater's junior season at Jacksonville State (2025).

Jacksonville State · 2025

#2

Lando Grey

San José State · 2022

75%
#3

Hale Motu'apuaka

Utah State · 2022

73%
#4

Greg Rose

Maryland · 2022

73%
#5

Curtis Harper

Akron · 2022

69%

Matches Darrell on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight

Differs from Darrell on

Height (lower)