BREAKING: LSU DL Mekhi Wingo entering NFL Draft
LSU defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo is entering the 2024 NFL Draft and forgoing his final year of eligibility, he announced on Tuesday.
Wingo started the first seven games of the season but was held out for the rest of the season, starting in Week 8. He had surgery during LSU’s bye week, but returned to play for the Tigers in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin.
Wingo has 25 tackles, five tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks on the season. He made three tackles and two sacks against the Badgers in the 35-31 win to give LSU a 10-3 season.
Wingo transferred to LSU from Missouri in the offseason of 2022. In 2022, he served as the anchor of the Tigers’ interior defensive line, earning Second Team All-SEC honors and Third Team All-American recognition after recording 47 tackles six tackles for loss, three sacks, and batting down down four passes.
In 2021, Wingo notched 27 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and an interception he returned for a touchdown against North Texas. As a senior at DeSmet, he had 54 tackles as a senior in a COVID-shortened 2020 season. That followed a monster 2019 season when he had 97 tackles including 29 for loss and 15 sacks.
According to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, the three-star prospect ranked as the No. 601 overall prospect in the country, No. 53 defensive lineman in the nation and No. 9 prospect in Missouri.
