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Tennessee State University

2019 Football Roster

48 Mekhi Brown

  • Position DE
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 250
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ga.
  • High School Alabama

Biography

2018 Phil Steele All-OVC Second Team
2018 Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team

2019 - Redshirt Senior Season
Started the first five games of the season at defensive end before suffering a season ending injury… finished with 17 tackles, 12 solo and one for loss… made six stops, five solo, versus Jackson State (9/14) in the Southern Heritage Classic… had four tackles, three solo and one for loss at Middle Tennessee (9/7)… posted three tackles versus Mississippi Valley State (8/31) and against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/21)

2018 - Redshirt Junior Season
Started eight games at defensive end… finished sixth on the team with 26 tackles and tied for the team lead with 4.0 sacks… tallied 6.5 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a forced fumble… posted a tackle in his first contest as a Tiger against Bethune-Cookman (9/1)… forced a fumble on a sack at Eastern Illinois (9/22) which was the key play to begin a comeback win… finished with four stops, two for loss and a pass breakup in the matchup with the Panthers… collected a season high six tackles at Vanderbilt (9/29)… had four tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Austin Peay (10/6)… registered a sack and three tackles at Murray State (10/13)… posted a sack, three tackles and two quarterback hurries against Tennessee Tech (10/20)… had a season best four solo stops as part of a five tackle performance at Southeast Missouri (11/3) where he had two stops for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry

2017 - Alabama
Played in 12 games… Recorded seven tackles, three solo

2016 - Alabama
Played on special teams… First action came against Mississippi State… Earned playing time against Chattanooga and Florida

2015 - Alabama
Redshirted

Carver HS
A unanimous four-star prospect… Selected to participate in the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl… Ranked No. 88 in the Top247, the No. 5 weakside defensive end and No. 10 player in Georgia by 247Sports.com… Ranked No. 114 in the 247 Composite and the No. 6 weakside end… Ranked No. 88 in the ESPN300, the site’s No. 10 outside linebacker and No. 12 player in Georgia… Was No. 58 on the Prepstar Top 100 Dream Team… Ranked 210th in the Rivals250 and the No. 9 weakside defensive end... Collected 56 tackles with 14 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as a junior in 2013; along with four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries… Was a three-time All-State selection for head coach Joseph Kegler at CHS in Columbus, Ga.… Garnered first-team honors in 2013 and 2014 with honorable mention accolades in 2012… Was recruited by Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Stanford, Auburn and Louisville

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2018Redshirt Junior

    DE
    6'5" 250 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2019Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'5" 250 lbs
    48