Mekhi Sargent is one of the newest members of the Iowa football program, having transferred from junior college Iowa Western Community College. The former Reiver had and outstanding 2017 season at Iowa Western, leading the team in rushing and garnering First Team All-American honors. Despite his success, he remained largely under-recruited by big schools before Iowa came along.
Even after signing to play with Iowa, Sargent was never thought to really be in the battle for the starting running back spot after Akrum Wadley left. Most outsiders felt it was likely to be Toren Young or Ivory Kelly-Martin, or a little bit of both like the LeShun Daniels/Akrum Wadley years.