Akheem Mesidor

Served as one of nation’s top pass-rushers and among Miami’s top defensive players…Earned second-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and named to All-ACC First Team…Selected as one of five finalists for Ted Hendricks Award honoring nation’s top defensive end…Started all 15 games in which he participated…Led Miami and ranked among nation’s leaders with 17.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in final season…Finished with career-high 63 total tackles (38 solo), which ranked sixth at Miami…Finished with team-high four forced fumbles…Had five tackles including 1.5 sacks in season opener against Notre Dame (Aug. 31)…Posted pair of stops in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Had half-sack in back-to-back wins over USF (Sept. 13) and Florida (Sept. 20)…Finished with six tackles vs. Bulls and four vs. Gators…Six-tackle performance against Florida State (Oct. 4) included two tackles for loss and one sack…Had five tackles against Louisville (Oct. 17)…Posted two stops against SMU (Nov. 1)…Delivered dominant game in win over Syracuse (Nov. 8), finishing with four tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble…Had five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against NC State (Nov. 15) to go along with one forced fumble…Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week after impressive outing at Virginia Tech (Nov. 22), finishing with five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two forced fumbles…Had pair of stops against Pittsburgh (Nov. 29)…Served as one of team’s top performers during Miami’s College Football Playoff run, finishing with 5.5 sacks and 17 tackles…Had 1.5 sacks in CFP opener at Texas A&M (Dec. 20)…Posted two sacks in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Ohio State (Dec. 31)…Finished with four solo stops in VRBO Fiesta Bowl victory over Ole Miss (Jan. 8)…Had pair of sacks in CFP National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

Served as one of Miami’s top contributors on defense, earning All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition…Started all 13 games on defensive line, totaling 32 tackles (17 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble and six quarterback hurries…Finished with two tackles in win at Florida (Aug. 31)…Totaled two stops in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7)…Posted one tackle against Ball State (Sept. 14)…Finished with three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack in win at USF (Sept. 21)…Totaled three tackles against Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Lone tackle at Cal (Oct. 5) was half-tackle for loss…Had one sack at Louisville (Oct. 19)…Finished with three tackles and one sack in win over Florida State (Oct. 26)…Posted four tackles in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Had one tackle against Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)…Finished with seven tackles, including one sack, in win over Wake Forest (Nov. 23)…Finished with three tackles and one sack in regular season finale at Syracuse (Nov. 30)…Had one solo stop in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28).

Saw action in first two games of season but forced to miss remainder of year due to injury…Had five tackles and one sack in injury-shortened season…Started and posted two tackles in season-opening win over Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1)…Recorded three tackles and one sack in win over No. 23 Texas A&M (Sept. 9)…Did not play following win over Aggies after suffering injury.

Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention after impressive first season with Hurricanes…Finished with 38 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and team-high seven sacks…10.5 TFLs was tied for team lead…Added four PBUs, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble…Made Miami debut in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 3), finishing with four tackles, including three solo, and one solo sack for eight-yard loss, as well as PBU that was intercepted and returned for touchdown…Logged two solo tackles and one quarterback hurry at Texas A&M (Sept. 17)…Registered two solo tackles and tackle for a loss against MTSU (Sept. 24)…Posted three tackles, one half-sack and two block returns against North Carolina (Oct. 8)…Led team in tackles in win at Virginia Tech (Oct. 15) posting eight stops, including four solo, and notching 3.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards…Named Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week and ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for performance against Hokies…Notched six tackles, including three solo and two TFLs, against Duke (Oct. 22)…Posted two tackles, including one solo and one half-tackle for loss against Florida State (Nov. 5)…Added four tackles, half of them solo, in win at Georgia Tech (Nov. 12)…Posted five tackles, including four solo and two sacks with forced fumble and QB hurry at Clemson (Nov. 19)…Notched two tackles, one PBU and QB hurry against Pittsburgh (Nov. 26).

Spent first two seasons of career (2020, 2021) at West Virginia where he served as one of Mountaineers’ top defensive contributors…Selected All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 2021…Finished final season with 38 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks…Totaled 70 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in two seasons with Mountaineers…Delivered one of best performances of 2021 in season opener at Maryland, finishing with nine tackles and season-high 1.5 TFLs…Had at least one TFL in seven games in 2021…Selected to ESPN True Freshman All-America First-Team in 2020…Named Freshman All-America second-team pick by The Athletic in 2020…Selected to All-Big 12 Second Team by conference coaches…Saw action in 10 games and started one as true freshman.

Played defensive end at Clearwater Academy International…Had 92 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 10 sacks in final year…Forced four fumbles and recovered two…Helped lead Clearwater to 8-2 record in final year…Played 2018 season at Royal Imperial Collegiate of Canada.