Mekhi Garner: CB · LSU · #2.
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Mekhi Garner
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Florida State — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-24vs Florida State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 65-17vs Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-0vs New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-40vs No. 8 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-35@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-20vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-31vs No. 6 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-10vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-38@ Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-50vs No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
48.6%
478 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
70.3
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Louisiana and LSU, 105 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Billy Napier and Brian Kelly.
