IR
Injury Knee - ACL
Est. Return 2/10/2025
2024 Defense Stats
TCKL
41
SACKS
0.0
INT
1
FF
0
TD
0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Blackmon (shoulder) recorded 41 total tackles and eight passes defended, including one interception, in 15 games last season. The 2023 third-round pick out of USC was forced to miss the Vikings' final two games due to a shoulder issue, but he was productive when he saw the field. Blackmon started only three games, playing primarily as a rotational cornerback, but he still finished third on the team in passes defended. The 24-year-old could very well be in line for a larger role in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Moves to IR
The Vikings placed Blackmon (knee) on injured reserve Thursday.
ANALYSIS
This move comes as no surprise, as Blackmon tore his ACL during Wednesday's practice and will now miss all of Minnesota's 2024 campaign. The USC product posted a solid rookie season in 2023, recording 41 total tackles and eight passes defended, including one interception, across 15 games. Expect Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth and Jaylin Williams to see more first-team reps with Blackmon now officially out for the year.
This move comes as no surprise, as Blackmon tore his ACL during Wednesday's practice and will now miss all of Minnesota's 2024 campaign. The USC product posted a solid rookie season in 2023, recording 41 total tackles and eight passes defended, including one interception, across 15 games. Expect Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth and Jaylin Williams to see more first-team reps with Blackmon now officially out for the year.
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Measurables Review
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How do Mekhi Blackmon's measurables compare to other cornerbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"Weight
178 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.47 secVertical Jump
36.0 inBroad Jump
125 inBench Press
11 repsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
31.00 in
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Blackmon was selected by the Vikings in the third-round of the 2023 draft. The 5-foot-11, 178 pound cornerback logged a 4.47 40-yard-dash at the combine and will look to put that speed to use as a depth option in the secondary.
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Tears ACL in practice
Blackmon (knee) sustained a torn ACL in the first practice of Vikings training camp Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Sustains knee injury
Blackmon left Wednesday's training camp practice with a knee injury, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
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Posts solid rookie campaign
Blackmon (shoulder) recorded 41 total tackles and eight passes defended, including one interception, in 15 games during the 2023 regular season.
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Missing another week
Blackmon (shoulder) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Lions, Matthew Coller of The Purple Insider reports.
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Can't practice Thursday
Blackmon (shoulder) did not participate at practice Thursday.
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Pushing for starting role
Blackmon worked with the starters throughout OTAs and minicamp, and has looked like the team's third-best cornerback behind Shaquill Griffin and Byron Murphy, according to Alec Lewis of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Murphy is most effective in the slot, so Blackmon could be playing his way into a starting role on the outside, or at least as a prominent player in nickel packages. Blackmon recorded eight passes defensed as a rookie in 2023 before missing the final two games of the season due to a shoulder injury.
Murphy is most effective in the slot, so Blackmon could be playing his way into a starting role on the outside, or at least as a prominent player in nickel packages. Blackmon recorded eight passes defensed as a rookie in 2023 before missing the final two games of the season due to a shoulder injury.