Mekhi Becton

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Mekhi Becton
New York Jets - No. 77
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: April 18, 1999
Place of birth: Highland Springs , Virginia
Height: 2.01 m Weight: 165 kg
NFL debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career
College : Louisville
NFL Draft : 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Jacobs Blocking Award (2019)
  • First team All- ACC (2019)
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Mekhi Becton (* 18th April 1999 in Highland Springs , Virginia ) is an American American football poker players on the position of offensive tackles for the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football in Louisville and was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft .

High school

Becton attended Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Virginia. He was considered a three-star talent and was listed as No. 43 in the Offensive Tackles and No. 405 overall in the 247Sports Composite. Becton was recruited to college football by 31 schools, but had limited choices to five schools by February 1, 2017, National Signing Day: Louisville , Virginia , Virginia Tech , Michigan, and Oregon . Although heavily courted by Virginia, he finally chose Louisville on signing day.

college

In his freshman season in 2017, Becton played 13 games and started in 11 for the Cardinals in the tackle position. For the first 4 games of the season, Becton was the best-rated freshman in the country by Pro Football Focus. In the first 7 games he was the best pass blocker in the ACC, allowing only 6 pressures in 312 snaps.

Named the Starting Tackle for the 2018 season, Becton started every game of the season, bringing his total number of games started to 23 by the end of the season.

For the 2019 season, Becton was reappointed starting tackle. After completing the regular season, he was elected to the first team All-ACC. Becton decided to forego his senior season and sit out Louisville's bowl game and signed up for the 2020 NFL Draft.

NFL

Becton was drafted eleventh in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.

Web links

Commons : Mekhi Becton  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mekhi Becton, Highland Springs, Offensive Tackle. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ a b MIKE BARBER Richmond Times-Dispatch: Louisville's Mekhi Becton, the one that got away, plays at UVA on Saturday. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Steve Jones: Louisville football | Massive freshman OL Mekhi Becton grows into a potential star. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ Jake Lourim: Mekhi Becton, Louisville's 350-pound freshman, has lived up to the hype. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ a b Trimmer, faster Mekhi Becton leading Louisville offensive line. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (American English).
  6. ^ Louisville OL Mekhi Becton to turn pro; won't play in bowl game. Retrieved May 19, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ Brian Costello: Jets select Mekhi Becton with No. 11 pick in NFL Draft. In: New York Post. April 24, 2020, accessed on May 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Becton, Mekhi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Highland Springs , Virginia