Barkevious Mingo

Barkevious Mingo

Mingo during the 2014 training camp.
No. 51 Cleveland Browns
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1990-10-04) October 4, 1990
Place of birth:	Belle Glade, Florida
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	West Monroe (LA)
College:	LSU
NFL draft:	2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2013–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
SEC champion (2011) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2011, 2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 108 Quarterback sacks: 7.0 Forced fumbles: 0 Interceptions: 1 Pass deflections: 11 Player stats at NFL.com

Barkevious Levon "Keke" Mingo (born October 4, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Browns sixth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.

Early years

Mingo was born in Belle Glade, Florida. He attended West Monroe High School in West Monroe, Louisiana, where he was a letterman in football and track. He played football for the West Monroe Rebels team under head coach Don Shows. As a junior, he tallied 55 tackles to go with six sacks and 12 tackles for loss, leading this to be named All-state in Class 5A. As a senior in 2008, he was a 5A first-team All-state selection, after recording 59 tackles to go with 7 tackles for loss and four sacks in helping West Monroe to the state championship game. He also added four forced fumbles and recovered seven fumbles. He played in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Also an standout track & field athlete, Mingo was a state qualifier as a sprinter. At the 2008 Region I-5A Meet, he took gold in the 400-meter dash, with a PR of 48.92, and ran the lead leg on the West Monroe 4 × 200m and 4 × 400m squads, helping them capture the state title in both events. At the 2009 LHSAA Outdoor State T&F Championships, he took 5th in the 200-meter dash, recording a career-best time of 21.85 seconds, and finished 6th in the 400-meter dash, with a time of 49.54 seconds.

Recruiting

According to Rivals.com and Scout.com, Mingo was four-star college recruiting prospect. He was rated as the No. 6 strong side linebacker by Scout.com and the No. 9 by Rivals.com. He was a member of the Rivals 250 and Scout 300. He was rated as the No. 5 best athlete among linebackers by Rivals.com. He was rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Louisiana by SuperPrep and the No. 8 by Rivals.com.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Barkevious Mingo Outside linebacker	West Monroe, Louisiana	West Monroe High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.52 (According to Scout.com)	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 (SLB)   Rivals: 9 (OLB), 155 (National), 8 (Louisiana)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

College career

Mingo attended Louisiana State University, and played for coach Les Miles' LSU Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2009. As a redshirt freshman in 2010, he started one of 13 games, recording 35 tackles and 3.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2011, Mingo was a second all-SEC selection after recording 47 tackles and 8 sacks. As a junior in 2012, he played in all 13 games with 10 starts, and earned second team All-SEC honors after recording 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, and 4.5 quarterback sacks. He also led the Tigers with 12 quarterback hurries.

On January 7, 2013, he announced he would enter his name in the NFL Draft. He was one of 10 LSU tigers underclassmen to declare for the draft.

Professional career

2013 NFL draft

Mingo was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the sixth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 4 in	241 lb	33¾ in	9⅝ in	4.58 s	1.57 s	2.63 s	4.39 s	6.84 s	37 in	10 ft 8 in
All values from NFL Combine

Cleveland Browns

2013

In the second preseason game against the Detroit Lions, Mingo suffered a bruised lung and was hospitalized. Overall in 2013, Mingo played 15 games with 42 tackles, 5 sacks, and 4 passes defended.

2014

During his sophomore season 2014, Mingo racked up 42 tackles and 2 sacks in 15 games.

2015

Mingo began the 2015 season as the starting outside linebacker but was relegated to back-duties after a Week 2 win against the Tennessee Titans where he finished with 3 tackles.

2016

It was reported during the off season Mingo gained 20lbs for his position. On May 2, the Browns decided not pick up his 5th year option.

Personal life

Mingo is the son of Hugh Mingo and Barbara Johnson. He has two older brothers, Hugh and Hughtavious and two younger brothers, Malik and ladarain. His unusual first name was created by his mother, adding the first three letters of her first name to a name she liked, Kevious.

External links

• Cleveland Browns bio
• Louisiana State Tigers bio