Mekhi Blackmon

Cleveland Browns

Pos CB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

73.9 MODEL

2023

74.6

2025

74.8

2026

73.9

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Rookie tier 4 (#27) STTM peak plus 2024 preseason ACL absence plus 2025 tier 7 (#53) post-recovery return puts Blackmon in the post-ACL recovery context band. The USC Pac-12 3rd-round origin plus the Vikings rookie breakout give him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Blackmon returns to tier 5 territory in his year-two ACL recovery or whether the structural injury wear closes the elite chapter.

Blackmon came out of USC as the Minnesota Vikings' 3rd-round pick (102nd overall) in 2023. He tore his ACL in the 2024 preseason and missed all of 2024, then was acquired by the Indianapolis Colts in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#27) rookie peak in 2023, then tier 7 (#53) post-ACL recovery in 2025.

Strengths

Rookie tier 4 (#27) STTM peak as a 102nd overall 3rd-round pick puts him in the rare outlier-positive rookie CB class.
USC Pac-12 3rd-round origin plus three years of NFL development gives him real college foundation.

Concerns

2024 preseason ACL plus the 2025 tier 7 (#53) post-recovery return puts the recovery curve at significant downside risk.
Indianapolis's broader defensive identity around the multi-year offensive instability compresses the structural support around Blackmon.

What to watch: Whether Blackmon returns to tier 5 (top 40) in 2026 in his year-two ACL recovery, the threshold for confirming the rookie ceiling can be recaptured.