Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Projected
Round 1-2

Drafted · Round 1 · Pick 22 · 22nd overall
Mesidor suits up at /p/akheem-mesidor
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 1Projected · Round 1-2Akheem Mesidor projects as a versatile multi-front edge. A EDGE out of Miami who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample. Works off 6'3" · 259 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 208 tackles · 34.5 sacks · 0 INT · 4 PD across 6 seasons. Dominance score 93 (dominated the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Top-tier college producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Elite
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Elite
Peak season
40% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Strong
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.48
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
2 of 2 metrics graded
Arm
32.1″·17th of 359
Hand
10.0″·60th of 359
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Trait grades
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Bend
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Length
35th percentile · 6'3" · 32.13" arm
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Frame
49th percentile · 6'3" · 259 lb
NFL comparisons
Derek Barnett
Rotational2017 R1 · #14 · Tennessee · 6-3/259lb · 4.88s 40
100
sim
Jachai Polite
Bust2019 R3 · #68 · Florida · 6-3/258lb · 4.84s 40
87
sim
Chase Winovich
Bust2019 R3 · #77 · Michigan · 6-3/256lb · 4.59s 40
85
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 49th percentile. 6'3".
Primary risk
Length sits in the 35th percentile (6'3"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | WVU | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | WVU | 38 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIA | 38 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MIA | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MIA | 63 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 208 | 123 | 85 | 4 | 34.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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