Mekhi Wingo contract details with Detroit Lions revealed after NFL Draft

Following Mekhi Wingo‘s No. 189 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, his rookie contract numbers have been revealed.

According to Spotrac, the former Tigers star will sign a four-year rookie deal worth approximately $4.209 million. As a sixth-round draft pick, Wingo’s rookie deal won’t come with a fifth-year option for the Lions, which means unless they extend or re-sign him, he’ll become a free agent after the 2027 season.

Lions select Wingo in sixth round

Wingo started the first seven games of the 2023 season for the Tigers but was held out for the rest of the season, starting in Week 8. He had surgery during LSU’s bye week, then returned to play for the Tigers in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin.

Wingo had 25 tackles, five tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks on the season. He made three tackles and two sacks against the Badgers in the 35-31 win to give LSU a final record of 10-3 on the year.

Wingo transferred to LSU from Missouri in the offseason of 2022. In 2022, he served as the anchor of the Tigers’ interior defensive line. He earned second-team All-SEC honors and Third Team All-American recognition after recording 47 tackles six tackles for loss, three sacks, and batting down down four passes. In 2021, Wingo notched 27 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and an interception he returned for a touchdown against North Texas as a freshman.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Wingo was a three-star recruit out of De Smet (MO) High School, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranked as the No. 601 overall prospect in the country, No. 53 defensive lineman in the nation and No. 9 prospect in Missouri.