Mekhi Mews
| No. 83 – Montreal Alouettes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
Roster status | Practice roster |
CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 2, 2002 Grayson, Georgia, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville, Georgia) |
| College | |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Mekhi Patrick Mews (born October 2, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and Houston Cougars.
Early life
[edit]Mews attended Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In his senior year, Mews recorded 1,522 yards and eleven touchdowns before deciding to walk-on to play college football at the University of Georgia over scholarship offers from Tennessee Tech and Savannah State.[1][2]
College career
[edit]Georgia
[edit]Mews played sparingly during his first two seasons at Georgia, redshirting in 2021.[3] During the 2023 season opener against UT Martin, he tallied three receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown, a 54-yard pass from Carson Beck.[4][5][6] The following week against Ball State, Mews returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, contributing to a 45–3 victory.[7][8][9] The touchdown by Mews was the first punt-return touchdown for Georgia in 14 years.[10] Mews finished the season with 13 receptions for 155 yards and touchdown.[11] On December 7, 2023, Mews entered the transfer portal.[12][13]
Houston
[edit]On January 10, 2024, Mews announced that he would be transferring to the University of Houston to play for the Houston Cougars.[14] He had 29 receptions for 253 yards and one touchdown in the 2024 season.[15]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Punt Returning | Kick Returning | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Georgia | 13 | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 1 | 20 | 205 | 10.3 | 1 | 15 | 402 | 26.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston | 7 | 20 | 218 | 10.9 | 1 | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 35 | 382 | 10.9 | 2 | 32 | 314 | 9.8 | 2 | 17 | 448 | 26.4 | 0 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 6+3⁄4 in (1.70 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 27+3⁄8 in (0.70 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m) | 4.63 s | 1.62 s | 2.69 s | 4.32 s | 7.14 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | 17 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[16] | ||||||||||||
On July 24, 2026, Mews signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ Johnson, Jeremy (January 21, 2021). "Get to know UGA football's latest in-state preferred walk-on commit". Online Athens. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Towers, Chip (September 5, 2023). "High school coaches tried to tell colleges they were missing out on Mekhi Mews". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Serina, Coby (September 5, 2023). "Mekhi Mews is emerging as the BIG man on campus". Bulldawg Illustrated. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ↑ Starrs, Chris (September 4, 2023). "Central Gwinnett grad Mekhi Mews emerges as star of Georgia Bulldogs opener". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Paschall, David (September 6, 2023). "Receiver Mekhi Mews the latest overachiever for Smart's Bulldogs". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Weiszer, Marc (September 2, 2023). "Why Georgia football is excited by walk-on wide receiver Mekhi Mews". Online Athens. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (September 9, 2023). "No. 1 Georgia romps 45-3 over Ball State behind Mews' punt return TD, 3 interceptions". AP News. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Johnston, David (September 9, 2023). "Mews' punt return ignites No. 1 Georgia's win over Ball State". 95.5 WSB. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Towers, Chip (September 9, 2023). "Mekhi Mews' returns provide spark for Georgia Bulldogs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ↑ Griffith, Mike (September 9, 2023). "Kirby Smart dissatisfied with scoreless first quarter, Mekhi Mews puts Georgia on scoreboard". DawgNation. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Riley, Connor (December 7, 2023). "Mekhi Mews, Georgia wide receiver and punt returner, enters transfer portal". 95.5 WSB. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ↑ Towers, Chip (December 7, 2023). "Mekhi Mews latest of nine Georgia players to enter transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Bulldogs receiver and returner Mekhi Mews seeks new program". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Associated Press. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Austin, Brooks (January 10, 2024). "Mekhi Mews Finds New Home for 2024 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Mekhi Mews 2024 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Mekhi Mews College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 27, 2026.
- ↑ Team, CFL ca (July 24, 2026). "Alouettes sign American receiver Mekhi Mews". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
