#6

Mekhi Blackmon

DB · USC · Sr. · #6

Minnesota — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 39, #102 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Mekhi Blackmon

DB · USC · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#236 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #102
Minnesota · 2023

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Donte Williams
USC
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 4th NFL season

#102Rd 3 · Pick 39
MinnesotaEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022USC52381.50.0123--
2021Colorado41280.00.041--
Career93661.50.0164--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 48–45

at UCLA

1 PD  ·  6 SOLO  ·  8 TOT

Edged out UCLA on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Milton Bugg III’s 2021 season.

Air Force · 2021

#2

Steven Gilmore

Marshall · 2021

All-Conference USA
72%
#3

Steven Gilmore

Marshall · 2022

All-Sun Belt
67%
#4

A.J. Hampton

Northwestern · 2021

64%
#5

Ryan Cooper Jr.

Oregon State · 2022

62%

Matches Milton on

Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate

Differs from Milton on

Interceptions (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Storm Duck's junior season at North Carolina (2022).

Storm Duck

80%match

North Carolina · 2022

#2

DeShawn Gaddie

North Texas · 2022

80%
#3

Erick Hallett

Pittsburgh · 2022

76%
#4

Quan Martin

Illinois · 2022

All-Big Ten
74%
#5

Quinton Newsome

Nebraska · 2022

73%

Matches Storm on

TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume

Differs from Storm on

Weight (lower)