| Houston Cougars–No. 83 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Biology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Grayson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville, Georgia) |
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Mekhi Patrick Mews is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Cougars. He previously played for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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]
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]
On January 10, 2024, Mews announced that he would be transferring to the University of Houston to play for the Houston Cougars. [14]
| Season | Games | Receiving | Punt Returning | Kick Returning | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 155 | 11.9 | 1 | 20 | 205 | 10.3 | 1 | 15 | 402 | 26.8 | 0 | |
| Houston Cougars | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 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 | |
Mews is nicknamed "Waffle House" by Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo because Mews is "always open". [15]
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