![]() Meeks at Syracuse University in 2024. | |
No. 83 – Detroit Lions | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Phenix City, Alabama, U.S. | March 24, 2003
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) |
College: | Georgia (2021–2023) Syracuse (2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Jackson Malachi Meeks (born March 24, 2003) [1] is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and Syracuse Orange.
Meeks attended Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs over offers from schools such as Ole Miss, South Alabama, and West Virginia. [2]
In his first three collegiate seasons from 2021 to 2023, Meeks played in 36 games and he hauled in ten receptions for 132 yards, while also making five tackles. [3] After the 2023 season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]
Meeks transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange. [5] In week 5 of the 2024 season, he hauled in ten receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown in a win over Holy Cross, [6] and was named the ACC receiver of the week. [7] In week 7, Meeks notched 11 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown in a win over NC State, once again earning ACC receiver of the week honors. [8]
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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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.65 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.25 s | 6.79 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [9] [10] |
Meeks signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. [11]
Meeks is the nephew of NFL linebacker Za'Darius Smith. [12]