MIN · 2023–2024IND · 2025–presentACT
MekhiBlackmon#29CB
Age
27
Mar 18, 1999
Height
5'11"
71"
Weight
178
lb
College
USC; Colorado
2017-2022
Drafted
2023
Rd 3, Pk 102
Exp
3
seasons
Contract
$5M
4y · $1.3M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
64
2025
PD
7
regular season
INT
2
regular season
INT Yds
41
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
69%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2017 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Indianapolis Colts · Cornerback
CB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
Minnesota Vikings · Cornerback
CB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2022
USC · DB
NCAA
2017–2021
Colorado · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2023 Draft
Selection
Round 3, Pick 102
#102 overall by Minnesota Vikings
TeamMIN
Overall#102

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.