TACKLE HT 6-7 WT 363 AGE 21 2 2 HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VA HIGHLAND SPRINGS (VA) UNIVERSITY of LOUISVILLE

TAKEOFF • Second-year offensive lineman who was selected by the in the first round (11th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. • Has appeared in 14 career games (13 starts), all with the Jets (2020-present), playing left tackle. • Pronounced: Ma-kai BECK-tin FLIGHT PATH 2020 GP|GS|DNP|IA: 14|13|0|2 Appeared in 14 games (13 starts) at left tackle • Became the first rookie offensive lineman to start Kickoff Weekend for the Jets since D’Brickashaw Ferguson and in 2006. CAREER STATS Year Team GP GS Off PT ST PT 2020 Jets 14 13 69.86 0.00

Totals 14 13 69.86 0.00

I think my demeanor is real nasty, honestly. I like to see the man on the ground stay on the ground. Mekhi Becton

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• After being drafted by the Jets, visited patients virtually, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Goryeb Children’s Hospital • Answered questions from the children about his 40-yard dash at the combine and his offseason truck-pushing work outs, before inviting the kids to a game. Video: CLICK HERE

• Participated, virtually, in a holiday shopping spree at Dick’s Sporting Goods in East Hanover, NJ as students from the Jets academy shopped with Jets players and NYPD officers. (Dec. 2020) Video: CLICK HERE

OF NOTE COLLEGE ACCOLADES: Three-year starter, playing both left and right tackle, starting all 34 games of his career with Louisville, and earned first team All-ACC honors and was named the ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner in his final season with the Cardinals (2019). BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPION: Left tackle for two State Championship teams at Highland Springs (VA) HS, he was a Class 5-A all-state selection while also playing center for the basketball team • Named a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 1 offensive lineman in Virginia and the No. 20 offensive tackle in the nation.

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