Akheem Mesidor: DL · Miami · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Akheem Mesidor
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Neal Brown and Mario Cristobal. All-ACC in 2025 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Florida State — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 17.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 63 | 38 | 17.5 | 12.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 32 | 17 | 9.0 | 5.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami | 38 | 21 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 38 | 24 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 30 | 19 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -- |
| Career | 206 | 122 | 51.5 | 34.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-12vs No. 18 South Florida | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7vs Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22@ No. 18 Florida State | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-26@ SMU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 41-7vs NC State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-7@ No. 24 Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 10-3@ No. 7 Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-14vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-27vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-27vs No. 1 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 38 | 17.5 | 12.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%18 TFLSack rate
20%12 sacksHurry rate
10%6 hurries63 tackles · 17.5 for loss · 12.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
47.2%
496 pass / 554 run
Plays / game
65.6
16 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #2 of 420 FBS edge rushers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #2 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at West Virginia and Miami, 34 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #22 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Mario Cristobal.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles Chargers2026 NFL rookie season
Los Angeles Chargers2026 NFL rookie seasonFrom Ottawa, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
