Meggett spent only three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a reservist or practice squad member.

[2] At the age of 9, Meggett switched from his preferred sport of soccer to football because his childhood friend played the game.

[3] Meggett experienced a breakout year as a senior in 2007, during which he led the Surratsville Hornets to its first playoff berth since the establishment of the team in 1960.

He was an accomplished track runner placing well at the regional tournament and setting several high school weight-lifting records under Coach Richard S.

[3] Meggett was recruited by Notre Dame, Virginia, and Rutgers,[5] but Maryland was the only Division I FBS school to offer him a scholarship.

[3] After starting tailback Da'Rel Scott suffered a lingering shoulder injury against California game, Meggett gained increased playing time.

[1][7] Offensive coordinator, James Franklin, called the run-intensive, rain-soaked North Carolina match "a Meggett type of game ...

"[8] In that game, Meggett made a one-yard rushing touchdown and the 31-yard reception which helped put the Terps within range for the game-winning field goal.

He replaced Scott after an injury late in the game, and then caught a screen pass for 31 yards to set up the game-winning field goal by kicker Obi Egekeze.

[9] In the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl against Nevada, he caught a pass for a two-point conversion, and rushed ten times for 35 yards.

[15] In the season opener against Navy, Meggett rushed eight times for a career-high 105 yards, including a career-long 67-yard run, and one touchdown.

[23] Meggett was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent to an undisclosed three-year contract on April 29, 2012.

[33] After his football career ended, Meggett became an 8th grade language arts teacher at Sugar Grove Academy in Houston, Texas.