Mekhi Sargent
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Key West, Florida, U.S. | October 8, 1997||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Key West | ||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||
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Mekhi Sargent (born October 8, 1997) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and went undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft.
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.69 s | 1.50 s | 2.68 s | 4.30 s | 7.08 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[1] |
Tennessee Titans
[edit]Sargent signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.[2][3] He made the 53-man roster on August 31 as the Titans' No. 3 running back on the depth chart to start the season.[4][5] He played in three games before being waived on October 23, 2021, but was re-signed to the practice squad.[6][7] On November 1, 2021, Sargent was released from the practice squad.[8]
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]Sargent was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad on November 4, 2021.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.[10] He was waived on December 25.
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]Sargent was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 27, 2021.[11] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023.[13] He was waived on April 3.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mekhi Sargent, Iowa, RB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "What scouting reports say about Titans UDFA Mekhi Sargent". May 24, 2021.
- ^ Glennon, John. "Sargent Adds to Recent Run on Undrafted Players". Sports Illustrated Tennessee Titans News, Analysis and More. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Mekhi Sargent should be key piece of Titans RB committee". Titan Sized. August 28, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Morrow, Ralph (September 15, 2021). "FROM CONCH TO TITAN: MEKHI SARGENT SHINES IN NFL". Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 23, 2021). "Titans Activate RB Darrynton Evans, DL Larrell Murchison from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 26, 2021). "Titans Add Two to Practice Squad, Release Three Others". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ "Titans Sign Veteran RBs Adrian Peterson and D'Onta Foreman to Practice Squad in a Flurry of Moves". TennesseeTitans.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Rams add WR Brandon Powell and RB Mekhi Sargent to practice squad". Rams Wire. USA Today. November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Rams sign RB Mekhi Sargent to active roster, add WR J.J. Koski to practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars place 10 on Reserve/COVID-19 list, James Robinson on IR & more". Jaguars.com. December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive RB Mekhi Sargent". Jaguars.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign 12 Players To Futures Contracts". NFL Trade Rumors. January 23, 2023.
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Iowa Western Reivers football players
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- American football running backs
- Tennessee Titans players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Key West High School alumni
- People from Key West, Florida
- Sportspeople from Monroe County, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1990s birth stubs