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Pronunciation
muh-CARE-ee
After Cal
• Received an invitation to play in the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl but did not accept due to injury
Cal Career (2015-18)
• Played in 34 games with 24 starts including 22 at left tackle as well as one at right tackle and one at right guard before his Cal career ended after 10 games as a 2018 senior due to injury
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Played in and started a career-high-tying 10 games both as a senior and a 2017 junior
Senior (2018)
• Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors from The Associated Press
• On the watch list for the Outland Trophy given annually to the nation's top interior lineman on either side of the football
• Started the first 10 games at left tackle while also seeing action at both left guard and right guard but missed the final two regular-season contests and the Cheez-It Bowl due to injury
• Helped the offense improve by an average of 32.3 yards per contest from its final 2017 number including a season-best 305 yards rushing at Oregon State that was their most since a 2016 contest against Oregon
• Did not record any statistics other than participation
• Named Cal's Offensive Player of the Week for the season opener against North Carolina
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Junior (2017)
• Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors after playing in and starting 10 games at left tackle to equal career highs for both but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Started the first seven and last three contests while missing two games in between due to an injury
• Helped protect quarterback Ross Bowers, who became the seventh quarterback in Cal history to throw for over 3000 yards and recorded the sixth-highest total in school history with 3039 passing yards while ranking among Pac-12 and national leaders in completions per game (3rd Pac-12, 15th NCAA, 22.67 cpg), passing yards per game (4th Pac-12, 28th NCAA, 253.3 ypg), passing yards (5th Pac-12, 33rd NCAA) and passing TDs (T6th Pac-12, T44th NCAA, 18)
• Helped open holes for running back Patrick Laird, who registered the 19th 1,000-yard rushing season in Cal history while becoming the 16th Cal player to rush for 1,000 yards and the first since Daniel Lasco in 2014 as he ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in rush yards per carry (6th Pac-12, 31st NCAA, 5.9 ypc), rushing yards per game (7th Pac-12, 27th NCAA, 102.5 ypg) and rushing yards (8th Pac-12, 39th NCAA, 1127)
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2016)
• Played in eight games with four starts including the first two contests of the season vs. Hawai'i and at San Diego State at left tackle as well as one each at right tackle (vs. UCLA) and left guard (Washington)
• Contributed to an offensive line that helped Cal rank fourth nationally in passing offense (358.8 ypg) and fourth-down conversion percentage (74.2%), eighth in first downs offense (335), 10th in total offense (513.2 ypg) and 22nd in scoring offense (37.1 ppg)
• Contributed to an offensive line that helped Cal allow the second-fewest sacks overall in the Pac-12 and tied for 16th nationally (16) while the team's 1.33 sacks allowed per game were also second in the Pac-12 and tied for 22nd overall
• Helped Cal establish single-season school records for pass completions (383), first downs by penalty (35), fewest fumbles lost (3) and fewest turnovers (15)
• Helped protect quarterback Davis Webb who ranked among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing yards per game (2nd, 357.9 ypg), passing attempts (2nd, 620), completions per game (3rd, 31.83 cpg), points responsible for per game (3rd, 21.7 ppg), completions (4th, 382), total offense (4th, 348.8 ypg), passing yards (6th, 4295), total plays (6th, 653), passing touchdowns (T8th, 37) and points responsible for (260, 8th), while also leading the Pac-12 in passing yards per game and total offense
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2015)
• Played in six games off the bench in his first campaign at Cal, seeing action against Grambling State, San Diego State, Washington State and USC, at Stanford and against Air Force
• Contributed to a Cal offense that set numerous records including single-season school marks in passing yardage (4,892), passing yards per game (376.3 ypg), passing touchdowns (44), total offense (6,879), total yards per game (529.2 ypg), total touchdowns (63), scoring offense (37.9 ppg, modern-era school record), first downs (341) and first downs passing (201)
• Helped Cal's offense rank among the national leaders in passing offense (3rd), total offense (8th), third-down conversion percentage (14th, 46.9%) and scoring offense (17th), with all of the numbers second in the Pac-12
• Helped Jared Goff break a pair of Pac-12 single-season records in his final collegiate campaign when he passed for 4,719 yards and 43 touchdowns while becoming the first Cal quarterback to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors since Aaron Rodgers in 2004
• Helped Cal become the only team in the nation to have six receivers with 40 or more catches and the first college football team in recorded history to have six players with 40 or more receptions and three 500-yard rushers in the same season
Westlake HS (Class of 2015)
• Played on three varsity teams that compiled a 22-11 overall record while winning the Marmonte League East and Marmonte League crowns in his final two campaigns during his 2013 junior and 2014 senior seasons
• Earned Marmonte League Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year honors as a senior for a team that finished 8-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play to win the Marmonte League, while reaching the first round of the Southern Section playoffs and ranking No. 22 in the state
• Also named first-team All-Pac 5, All-Southern Section, All-County, All-Marmonte League, honorable mention All-Area and his school’s lineman of the year as a senior when he helped anchor an offensive line that paved the way for 4,677 total yards (425.2 ypg) including 2,269 on the ground (206.3 ypg)
• Picked up preseason All-SLO/Ventura/Santa Barbara recognition prior to his senior season
• Played for a squad as a junior that finished 8-3 overall, 4-0 in the conference play to win the Marmonte League East title and reached the first round of the Southern Section playoffs while contributing a pair of tackles on defense
• Sophomore team in 2012 was 6-5 overall and 3-1 in the Marmonte League standings before falling in the first round of the Southern Section playoffs
• Spent the majority of his prep career as a center
• Wore No. 59
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2015)
• Stars: ESPN (3), 247Sports (2), 247Sports Composite (2), Rivals (2), Scout (2)
• National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (2426)
• National Center Ratings: 247Sports (27), 247Sports Composite (35)
• National Offensive Tackle Ratings: ESPN (154)
• Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (255)
• California Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (167), 247Sports (202), 247Sports Composite (234)
• Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (79), 247Sports Composite (0.7819), ESPN (72), Rivals (5.3)
Other
• Full name is Patrick Vahe Mekari
• Born August 13, 1997
• Son of Tony and Carole Mekari
• Older brother, Tony, is listed as Cal's starter at nose guard on the 2017 preseason depth chart
• Much of his family fled the Middle East (Armenia, Iran, Lebanon) prior to the births of he, Tony and their younger brother in the United States
• Intended major is legal studies
Last Updated
March 13, 2019
