Mekhi Wingo

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
De Smet

Mekhi Wingo

A three-star recruit by all the major recruiting services … 247Sports.com has him rated as the No. 9 player at any position in the state while ESPN rates him as the No. 11 prospect in Missouri … 247Sports.com also rates him as the nation’s No. 37-ranked prospect at defensive tackle … As a senior, he posted 54 tackles, second-most on the team from his DL spot, with a team-best 16.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and one fumble recovery, helping the team to a 6-1 record … As a junior, posted 97 tackles with a team-high 29.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks … No. 10 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 Countdown, which ranks the best football prospects in the metropolitan area … State Player of the Year and Metro Catholic Conference Player of the Year … Birthday: April 17, 2003 … High school coach: Robert Steeples … Primary recruiters: Brick Haley, Ryan Walters … Chose Mizzou over offers from Arkansas, Iowa state, Kansas, Kansas state, Louisville, Purdue, Texas Tech and West Virginia, among others.