Mekhai Smith
Minnesota Golden Gophers
72
Average

Mekhai Smith

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
SSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Lehigh
2nd String / Backup

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Mekhai Smith is listed 2nd string at SS for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Junior · #22 · 6'2", 215 lbs

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Depth at SS · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1472Zack HardenStarter
  2. 22272Mekhai SmithYou
  3. 33161Jordan Lampkins

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 0 tackles, 4 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Team Share0%
Lower Merion, PA
Jersey
#22
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
215 lbs
Transfer
Lehigh

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—040

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Lower Merion
Hometown
Ardmore, PA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 63th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 72. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 63% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Sep 19WAKRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Mekhai Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

0 tkl · 0 PD · 4 INT
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