2021 Football Roster
Blackmon, Mekhi
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Jersey Number 6
Mekhi Blackmon
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- East Palo Alto, Calif.
- High School:
- Menlo-Atherton
- Prev School:
- College of San Mateo
Bio
AT COLORADO: Has played in 18 career games with 11 starts and has started at least two games in each of the last three seasons … He has 34 career tackles, eight pass breakups, one interception, one force fumble, one sack and seven third down stops in his career.
2020 (Jr.-2)—Started in all six games including the Alamo Bowl … Was on the field for 403 defensive snaps, second most on the team and just six less than Derrion Rakestraw's total of 409 … Finished the regular season with 16 tackles, one interception, four pass breakups and four third down stops, one of which was on fourth down … Had four tackles, two pass breakups and two third down stops against Stanford and had similar numbers with two tackles, two pass breakups and two third down stops at Arizona … Had his interception against Utah in the regular season finale when he also had three tackles … He was named the team's Defensive Player of the Game against San Diego State when he had four tackles in CU's 20-10 victory … Credited with 1.2 pass breakups per game by the NCAA which ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally.
2019 (Jr.)—Played in four games before a shoulder injury sidelined him for the season … Took advantage of new redshirt rule and did not lose a season of eligibility … Started the first two games at cornerback, missed the third due to the injury, played in the fourth and fifth games of the season before electing to sit out and have surgery … Played 199 snaps on defense with nine tackles, including five solo and one for a loss, with one third down stop, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … Also played on special teams, mainly on the field goal block unit but also on punt return … The Buffs were 3-1 in the games he played, and 2-0 in the games he started … In the spring game, he had two interceptions, one he returned for a 17-yard touchdown … In the spring game and two spring scrimmages, he totaled six tackles, three pass breakups, two third down stops with the two interceptions.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in eight games, starting three, and dressed for nine … Played the first four games of the season and then didn't play in the next four … Started three of the final four games of the season … Saw action on defense in six games and 172 plays … Finished with nine tackles, three pass breakups, two touchdown saving tackles and two third down stops … Picked up five special teams points including four knockdown or springing blocks on kickoff returns … Played 162 of his 172 defensive plays in his three starts and had all of his defensive statistics in those three games except on pass breakup against New Hampshire … Had four tackles against Arizona … Totaled two tackles, a pass breakup and a third down stop against Washington State … Finished the season with three tackles, a pass breakup and third down stop at California … The final player to sign in the 2018 recruiting class, doing so on June 25, 2018.
JUNIOR COLLEGE—In his one season at the College of San Mateo, he helped lead the Bulldogs to their winningest record, 11-2, in 96 seasons of football … Under coach Larry Owens, he led CSM to the state title game of the California Community College Athletic Association, falling in the final minute to Fullerton College … Posted 20 tackles (12 solo), had one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery... Top games at CSM: in a 24-21 victory over American River College to put the Bulldogs in the CCCAA state title game, he posted five tackles and had one pass breakup; he intercepted a pass in a 57-6 win over Contra Costa; returned a fumble 21 yards and had two tackles in a 47-7 win over Modesto Junior College (which featured fellow CU junior college four-for-three signee Mustafa Johnson) … Part of defense that allowed just 16.8 points per game and only 308.6 yards of offense in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL—The San Francisco Chronicle selected him to its 2016 All-Metro High School Football Team as an honorable mention pick at wide receiver … Also selected All-Conference as a wide receiver … A two-way player, he caught 23 passes for 620 yards and nine touchdowns while intercepting six passes on defense his senior year … He also played basketball in high school his freshman and sophomore years before deciding to focus on football.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communication at Colorado and pursuing a minor in Sports Media … Received a Presidential Award his senior year of high school for being one of the top students in the country … Carried a 3.3 GPA in high school; he was a full qualifier out of high school.
PERSONAL—He was born on March 18, 1999 in Hayward, Calif. … Hobbies include playing and watching football as well as working out; he especially likes field work and footwork drills … He is the oldest of seven with three brothers and three sisters … A cousin, KeeSean Johnson, is Fresno State's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards and is currently a member of the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL … A good friend who he has known since fourth grade and was a high school teammate, Jordan Mims, is a senior running back at Fresno State … Comes from the same hometown as Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams, who he knows and they actually played in the same AAU basketball program, the Roadrunners, although not at the same time. (First name is pronounced muh-kye as in eye)
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 6 172 8 1 — 9 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2019 4 199 5 4 — 9 1- 6 1- 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
2020 5 338 9 7 — 16 0- 0 0- 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1
Totals 15 709 22 12 — 34 1- 6 1- 6 0 7 0 0 1 8 1
2020 (Jr.-2)—Started in all six games including the Alamo Bowl … Was on the field for 403 defensive snaps, second most on the team and just six less than Derrion Rakestraw's total of 409 … Finished the regular season with 16 tackles, one interception, four pass breakups and four third down stops, one of which was on fourth down … Had four tackles, two pass breakups and two third down stops against Stanford and had similar numbers with two tackles, two pass breakups and two third down stops at Arizona … Had his interception against Utah in the regular season finale when he also had three tackles … He was named the team's Defensive Player of the Game against San Diego State when he had four tackles in CU's 20-10 victory … Credited with 1.2 pass breakups per game by the NCAA which ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally.
2019 (Jr.)—Played in four games before a shoulder injury sidelined him for the season … Took advantage of new redshirt rule and did not lose a season of eligibility … Started the first two games at cornerback, missed the third due to the injury, played in the fourth and fifth games of the season before electing to sit out and have surgery … Played 199 snaps on defense with nine tackles, including five solo and one for a loss, with one third down stop, one forced fumble and a pass breakup … Also played on special teams, mainly on the field goal block unit but also on punt return … The Buffs were 3-1 in the games he played, and 2-0 in the games he started … In the spring game, he had two interceptions, one he returned for a 17-yard touchdown … In the spring game and two spring scrimmages, he totaled six tackles, three pass breakups, two third down stops with the two interceptions.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in eight games, starting three, and dressed for nine … Played the first four games of the season and then didn't play in the next four … Started three of the final four games of the season … Saw action on defense in six games and 172 plays … Finished with nine tackles, three pass breakups, two touchdown saving tackles and two third down stops … Picked up five special teams points including four knockdown or springing blocks on kickoff returns … Played 162 of his 172 defensive plays in his three starts and had all of his defensive statistics in those three games except on pass breakup against New Hampshire … Had four tackles against Arizona … Totaled two tackles, a pass breakup and a third down stop against Washington State … Finished the season with three tackles, a pass breakup and third down stop at California … The final player to sign in the 2018 recruiting class, doing so on June 25, 2018.
JUNIOR COLLEGE—In his one season at the College of San Mateo, he helped lead the Bulldogs to their winningest record, 11-2, in 96 seasons of football … Under coach Larry Owens, he led CSM to the state title game of the California Community College Athletic Association, falling in the final minute to Fullerton College … Posted 20 tackles (12 solo), had one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery... Top games at CSM: in a 24-21 victory over American River College to put the Bulldogs in the CCCAA state title game, he posted five tackles and had one pass breakup; he intercepted a pass in a 57-6 win over Contra Costa; returned a fumble 21 yards and had two tackles in a 47-7 win over Modesto Junior College (which featured fellow CU junior college four-for-three signee Mustafa Johnson) … Part of defense that allowed just 16.8 points per game and only 308.6 yards of offense in 2017.
HIGH SCHOOL—The San Francisco Chronicle selected him to its 2016 All-Metro High School Football Team as an honorable mention pick at wide receiver … Also selected All-Conference as a wide receiver … A two-way player, he caught 23 passes for 620 yards and nine touchdowns while intercepting six passes on defense his senior year … He also played basketball in high school his freshman and sophomore years before deciding to focus on football.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communication at Colorado and pursuing a minor in Sports Media … Received a Presidential Award his senior year of high school for being one of the top students in the country … Carried a 3.3 GPA in high school; he was a full qualifier out of high school.
PERSONAL—He was born on March 18, 1999 in Hayward, Calif. … Hobbies include playing and watching football as well as working out; he especially likes field work and footwork drills … He is the oldest of seven with three brothers and three sisters … A cousin, KeeSean Johnson, is Fresno State's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards and is currently a member of the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL … A good friend who he has known since fourth grade and was a high school teammate, Jordan Mims, is a senior running back at Fresno State … Comes from the same hometown as Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams, who he knows and they actually played in the same AAU basketball program, the Roadrunners, although not at the same time. (First name is pronounced muh-kye as in eye)
TACKLES
Season G Plays UT AT — TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int
2018 6 172 8 1 — 9 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2019 4 199 5 4 — 9 1- 6 1- 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
2020 5 338 9 7 — 16 0- 0 0- 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 1
Totals 15 709 22 12 — 34 1- 6 1- 6 0 7 0 0 1 8 1
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