Mekhi Mews

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Mekhi Mews
Houston Cougars
Position Wide receiver
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Major Biology
Personal information
Born: Grayson, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Central Gwinnett
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

Mekhi Patrick Mews is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs.

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High school career

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

Georgia

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

On January 10, 2024, Mews announced that he would be transferring to the University of Houston to play for the Houston Cougars. [14]

Statistics

SeasonGamesReceivingPunt ReturningKick Returning
GPRecYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
Georgia Bulldogs
2021 1144.0011212.00
2022 4294.5012121.00
2023 131315511.912020510.311540226.80
Career 181516410.912223010.511641425.90

Personal life

Mews is nicknamed "Waffle House" by Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo because Mews is "always open". [15]

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