Mekhi Shaw Season 2023

HONORS
* Two-time MW Scholar-Athlete (2020-21)
* Three-time MW Fall All-Academic Team (2020-22)
* 2023 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
* 2023 SDSU Offensive Player of the Year
* 2022 SDSU Most Inspirational Player
* 2022 SDSU Co-Outstanding Freshman Award

Former walk-on, who came to the Aztecs in the fall 2020, working with the cornerbacks ... Made the move to wide receiver in the 2021 spring campaign  ... Runs good routes ... Has nice hands ... Earned a scholarship before practice on Nov. 21, 2022 ... Enters the season as the starting ‘X’ and ‘F’ receiver.

JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Was named a preseason fourth-team all-Mountain West selection by Athlon Sports ... Earned an all-Mountain West honorable mention as both a wide receiver and punt returner ... Appeared in 10 games as the team’s punt returner and nine as a wide receiver ... Had 28 catches for 375 yards (13.4 avg.) with two touchdowns in seven starts ... Played 444 offensive snaps, most among Aztec wide-outs despite missing three games ... Also had 14 punt returns for 101 yards (7.2 avg.) with a long of 15 yards, and returned one pooched kickoff for nine yards ... Ranks fourth in the Mountain West in punt return average (7.15, T-33rd in FBS) and punt returns (13, T-42nd in FBS), and seventh in total punt return yards (93, T-60th in FBS) ... Caught two passes for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) in a start vs. Ohio in the opener on Aug. 26 with a long of 22 yards ... Played in 56 of the team’s 61 offensive snaps ... Also started as the team’s punt returner but fair caught three punts ... Played 65 snaps in a start against Idaho State on Sept. 2, making two catches for 24 yards ... Also had two punt returns for 17 yards (8.5 avg.) with a long of 11 yards, and returned one pooched kickoff for nine yards ... Was on the field for 50 snaps against UCLA on Sept. 9 ... Scored the lone touchdown of the night, a 21-yard score to tie the game near the end of the first quarter, and his fourth career TD ... Led the offense with a then season-high five receptions and 54 receiving yards, after entering the game with just four catches for 50 yards ... Also had a pair of punt returns for a total of 15 yards, which included a career long 15 yard return ... Was a late scratch from the travel roster to Oregon State due to injury ... Missed the conference opener against Boise State on Sept. 22 due to injury ... Returned to the Aztec lineup at Air Force on Sept. 30, but only played on special teams ... Was the starting punt returner, calling fair catch on the lone Air Force punt of the night ... Returned to the starting lineup as a receiver at Hawai’i on Oct. 14 ... Named the team’s offensive player of the game ... Turned in one of the best performances of his career, recording a career-high seven catches for a career-high 126 yards ... It is the second 100-yard receiving game of his career and second by an Aztec this season ... His touchdown came on a career-long 69-yard reception in the fourth quarter ... Also had a 30-yard reception in the first quarter that led to the first Aztec touchdown of the night ... Returned one punt for 14 yards, the second longest return of his career ... Accumulated a career-high 140 all-purpose yards ... Recorded one catch for 19 yards against Nevada on Oct. 21 ... Had two targets total ... Logged 86 all-purpose yards against Utah State on Nov. 4 ... As a receiver, totaled 56 yards on four catches (six targets) ... Had two catches 43 yards on SDSU’s fourth quarter scoring drive that made it a three-point game ... His 24-yard reception was the longest by an Aztec in the game ... Also made a career-high four punt returns for a career-best 30 yards ... Had a game-long of 13 yards ... Caught all three of his targets at Colorado State on Nov. 11 ... Totaled 27 yards for a 9.0 average, his first game this season with an average under 10 ... Had two punt returns for 12 yards, including a long return of nine yards ... Caught all three targets at San Jose State on Nov. 18 ... Totaled 27 yards (9.0 avg), giving him back-to-back games with that stat line ... Was also the starting punt returner ... Had one catch in the season finale vs. Fresno State on Nov. 25 ... His lone reception went for 16 yards ... Also had one punt return for eight yards.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Had a breakout season, ultimately earning a scholarship on Nov. 21 ...  Was named the team’s most inspirational player and the offensive freshman of the year at the team’s banquet ... Started four of the team’s 13 games and has played in all 13, making 29 catches for 349 yards (12.0 avg.) and three touchdowns in 367 offensive snaps ... Added two carries for seven yards (3.5 avg.) ... Also had five tackles (four solo) on special teams and recovered a fumble ... Earned his second career start in the opener against Arizona on Sept. 3, logging 18 statless snaps ... Also had a special teams tackle ... Earned his second straight start against Idaho State on Sept. 10, where he made a 7-yard reception in 25 snaps ... Came off the bench for 13 statless offensive snaps at No. 14/15 Utah on Sept. 17 ... Also logged two tackles (one solo) on special teams and recovered a fumbled punt, which led to SDSU’s lone touchdown of the game ... Had two catches for 21 yards (10.5 avg.) and a long of 16 yards in 22 snaps vs. Toledo on Sept. 22 ... Earned the start at Boise State on Sept. 30 without recording a stat in just nine snaps ... Had a big game against Hawai’i on Oct. 8, setting career highs with four receptions and 28 yards (7.0 avg.) in 37 snaps off the bench ... Three of his four catches came on the game-winning drive ... Made a 13-yard grab in a start and 32 snaps at Nevada on Oct. 22 ... Also had a solo tackle en route to being named to the team’s special teams player of the game ... Had another big game in 40 snaps off the bench at Fresno State on Oct. 29 with then career highs of five receptions and 64 yards (12.8 avg.) ... The five catches also were a team best ... Included in the five receptions was a long of 23 yards ... Made four catches for 26 yards (6.5 avg.) with a long of eight in 46 snaps in a reserve role against UNLV on Nov. 5 ... Logged five catches for 64 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, in 40 snaps vs. San José State ... It was his second game with exactly five receptions and 64 yards, matching what he did just two weeks prior at Fresno State (Oct. 29) ... The touchdown was the first of his career ... Had a breakup game in 21 snaps off the bench at New Mexico on Nov. 18, setting career highs with six catches, 120 yards (20.0 avg.) and two touchdowns ... Became the 90th different Aztec in program history with a 100-yard receiving game ... The first touchdown was a career-long 51-yard reception to put SDSU up, 7-0 ... Also added a 30-yard catch in the second quarter which put SDSU up, 21-7 ... Had a 6-yard catch in a start against Air Force on Nov. 26 ... Logged a tackle but not catch against Middle Tennessee in the EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 24.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Played in 12 games with one start ... Had four catches for 42 yards (21.0 avg.) with a long catch of 15 yards, which he did twice ...  Played 79 snaps overall on offense ... Also had two special teams tackles ... Made his collegiate debut in the opener against New Mexico State on Sept. 4, playing three statless snaps ... Played two offensive snaps the following game at Arizona (Sept. 11) ... Saw action in six snaps against Utah on Sept. 18 ... Earned his first career start against Towson on Sept. 25, where he made his first career two catches for 21 yards (10.5 avg.) with a long of 15 yards ... Played 11 snaps vs. New Mexico on Oct. 9 without recording a catch, but did come up with a pair of tackles on special teams ... Played on special teams at San Jose State on Oct. 15 ... Saw action in two snaps at Air Force (Oct. 23) ... Had another two catches late for 21 yards (10.5 avg.) against Fresno State with a long of 15 yards ... Came in for special teams snaps at Hawai’i on Nov. 6 ... Did not play against Nevada (Nov. 13) or at UNLV (Nov. 19) ... Played on special teams against Boise State (Nov. 26) ... Came in for 18 snaps vs. Utah State in the Mountain West Championship on Dec. 4 without recording a stat ... Saw time on special teams vs. No. 24/25 UTSA in the Tropical Smoothie Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21.

REDSHIRT SEASON (2020)
Redshirted his first season with the Aztecs while working with the cornerbacks.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two letters at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego ... Led the Falcons to a 12-1 record as a senior and a league title ...  SRHS won its first 12 games in 2019 before falling to La Jolla HS in the San Diego Section CIF Championship ... Was a two-time all-league selection ... According to MaxPreps, totaled 20 catches for 305 yards (15.3 avg.) and three touchdowns in 2019, while making 40 tackles (24 solo) on defense with an interception and a fumble recovery ... Also played on the school’s basketball team ... Was a scholar-athlete and made the all-academic team.

PERSONAL
Mekhi Shaw was born Sept. 4, 2002, in San Diego ... Son of Mike and Adria Shaw ... Also was recruited by Nevada ... Is majoring in biology.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Receptions: 6 at Hawai'i (10/14/23), at New Mexico (11/18/22)
Receiving Yards: 126 at Hawai'i (10/14/23)
Touchdown Receptions: 2 at New Mexico (11/18/22)
Long Reception: 69 at Hawai'i (10/14/23)
Punt Returns: 4 vs. Utah State (11/4/23)
Punt Return Yards: 30 vs. Utah State (11/4/23)
Long Punt Return: 15 vs. UCLA (9/9/23)
Tackles: 2 at No. 14/15 Utah (9/17/22)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 at No. 14/15 Utah (9/17/22)
All-Purpose Yards: 140 at Hawai'i (10/14/23)