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Mekhi Buchanan
DE
Position
6'3''
Height
230 lbs.
Weight
Sophomore
Class
Acworth, Ga.
Hometown
Allatoona
High School
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HONORS
2023 – Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.
AT VIRGINIA:
2023 – Made career debut against Tennessee…
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played defensive end at Allatoona High School in Acworth, Ga. … named first-team all-region 6-6A as a senior … helped Buccaneers rally from a 1-5 start to the state playoffs as a senior … that marked the 13th straight season Allatoona advanced to the 6A state playoffs from Region 6 … team reached second round of state playoffs and finished with a 6-6 mark … had 54-yard pick-6 vs. River Ridge in 31-0 win to clinch a home playoff game … also had five tackles and a sack in that game … earlier in the season blocked a punt and returned it 15 yards for a score vs. Cartersville … a 3-star prospect by Rivals … credited with 90 tackles as a senior including 54 solo stops … finished the 2022 campaign with 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks … credited with 11 QB hurries … junior season posted 19 tackles in six games of action … had two sacks in 2021 … finished his prep career with 113 tackles that included 64 solo stops … had 8.5 sacks during prep career … enrolled in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences.