Mekhi Garner
Mekhi Garner  CB  LSU | NFL Draft 2023 Souting Report - Portrait Image
Mekhi Garner
Height
6-2
Weight
212
College
LSU
Position
CB
Class
Junior
Home town
Mesquite, TX
82.5/100
Player Rating
29
PositionRank (DB)
4.55
FortyYD Time
Interceptions
Interception YDS
Passes Defensed
4
Tackles
43
Sol tackles
26

Mekhi Garner CB LSU | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Mekhi Garner CB LSU
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

ROLE: Outside Zone CB
Last Updated: 04/20/2023
Draft Year: 2023
40 time: 4.55 seconds (29%*)
Age: 24.2 DOB: 01/11/2000
Bowl Invite: Shrine Bowl
Measurables:
Height: 6-2 (92%*) Weight: 212 (98%*)
Hands: 10 1/8 (90%*) Arm: 32 1/4 (70%*) Span: 78 (67%*)
Forty: 4.55 (C) (29%*) Shuttle: 4.29 (P) (21%*) Ten Yard: 1.54 (C) (63%*)
Vertical: 38 (C) (75%*) Broad: 128 (C) (86%*)
Three Cone: 6.94 (P) (49%*) Bench: 12 (P) (27%*)
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(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other (HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
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ROLE: Outside Zone CB
Last Updated: 04/20/2023
Draft Year: 2023
40 time: 4.55 seconds (29%*)
Age: 24.2 DOB: 01/11/2000
Bowl Invite: Shrine Bowl
Measurables:
0% 100%
Height: 6-2 (92%*) Weight: 212 (98%*)
Hands: 10 1/8 (90%*) Arm: 32 1/4 (70%*)
Span: 78 (67%*)
Forty: 4.55 (C) (29%*) Shuttle: 4.29 (P) (21%*)
10 Yard: 1.54 (C) (63%*)
Vertical: 38 (C) (75%*) Broad: 128 (C) (86%*)
3 Cone: 6.94 (P) (49%*) Bench: 12 (P) (27%*)
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other
(HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
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Overall Rating: 82.5 / 100
Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced
Offense Rating:
79%
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QB Rating When targeted: 84.2
Tackling:
83%
Run Defense:
82%
Coverage:
81%
Zone:
79%
Man/Press:
77%
DRAFT PROJECTION: 5th
Overall Rank: #136 Position rank: #29
College Games: 39 College Snaps: 1855
Grade: 3 ESPN  Stars 3 ESPN  Stars ESPN RATING: 73/100
College Combine Results
OVR Rank: #260 Pos Rank: #93 State Rank: #207
College Combine Results
Grade: 247 Sports 3  Stars 247 Sports 82 Stars 247 RATING: 82/100
Ovr Rank: #1666 Pos Rank: #126
Draft Profile: Bio
Mekhi Garner attended Poteet High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.820, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Garner opted to join Louisiana.

In 2019 as a freshman Garner saw action in just 2 games and played a total of 49 snaps at cornerback for the Ragin' Cajuns. He recorded only 3 tackles, one assist, while adding one stop. In coverage Garner notched up no pass breakups, no interceptions, and an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 39.6.

As a sophomore in 2020 he played in 11 games and logged 491 snaps for the Ragin' Cajuns. He made 25 tackles, 3 assists, and had 10 stops. In coverage he totaled 7 pass breakups, 3 interceptions, and an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 29.1.

In 2021 as a junior Garner played in 13 games and contributed on 538 snaps. He chalked up 28 tackles, 6 assists, and added 10 stops. In the secondary Garner forced 8 pass breakups, no interceptions, and gave up QB rating when targetted of 91.2.

After season's end Garner transferred to LSU where as a senior for the Tigers in 2022 Garner played in 13 games and took part in 777 snaps for the Tigers. He logged 34 tackles, 9 assists, and made 10 stops. In coverage Garner had 4 pass breakups, no interceptions, and surrendered a QB rating when targetted of 82.1.
Scouting Report: Strengths
  • He’s tall-framed with long arms to match. With his powerful hands, straight-line speed, and fluidity in his hips, turning and chasing downfield shouldn’t be a problem.
  • He’s tall-framed with long arms to match. With his powerful hands, straight-line speed, and fluidity in his hips, turning and chasing downfield shouldn’t be a problem.
  • Flashes some physicality as a hitter.
  • Has excellent ball skills, tracking the ball effectively and instinctively taking the right route to break up the play. Garner has the strong hands and coordination to come down with interceptions.
  • Can track the ball downfield and gets his head around when playing in a trail position, and Garner shows excellent ball skills when breaking on a route. He’s a plus tackler in run support as well.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
  • Despite his size, he’s not an overly physical tackler. Garner might have to add some weight at the next level in order to become more physical.
  • Lacks elite speed to recover if beaten on double move. Ducks his head and swipes too often on open-field tackles.
  • Rght now he’s only capable of playing in trail position, and even then he’d likely be draw a lot of flags.
  • Garner runs well, but Garner doesn’t have elite recovery speed.

Mekhi Garner percentiles vs other Cornerbacks (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)

How other scouting services rate Mekhi Garner (Overall Rank)

All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
166.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
37.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance. For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.

*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.