Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Syracuse
Nykeim Johnson
WR • 5'8" • 170 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Nykeim Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Nykeim Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Washington, DC wearing No. 82, spending time with Kent State and Syracuse. The clearest part of Nykeim Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Nykeim Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Kent State. Nykeim Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,681
- Receptions
- 143
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Nykeim Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,681
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Kent State
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Columbia · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Columbia · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 626 receiving yards · WR 129th (top 13%) · Mid-American 18th (top 11%) · National 143rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 6 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 39 | 555 | 4 | 61.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 20 | 323 | 4 | 44.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 14 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 75.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 14 | 48 | 525 | 5 | 75.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | 75.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Syracuse to Kent State | P4 to G5/FCS | 19.6 | Dec 23, 2020 |
Nykeim Johnson played WR for Syracuse and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nykeim Johnson recorded 188 rushing yards, 1,681 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kent State paired 626 primary output with 71.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 71.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kent State
Games
14
Receiving Yards / G
44.7
Efficiency
71.2
Usage
22.2
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 101. Texas A&M: 16. VMI: 55. Iowa: 34. Maryland: 69. Bowling Green: 21. Buffalo: 85. Western Michigan: 37. Ohio: 86. Northern Illinois: 38. Central Michigan: 50. Akron: 0. Miami (OH): 17. Northern Illinois: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 7 by 96.2. Texas A&M: 2 by 53.3. VMI: 5 by 73.3. Iowa: 6 by 37.8. Maryland: 4 by 100. Bowling Green: 3 by 46.7. Buffalo: 3 by 100. Western Michigan: 5 by 49.3. Ohio: 8 by 71.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 84.4. Central Michigan: 6 by 55.6. Miami (OH): 2 by 56.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.1 · Games = 7 · -3.1 vs Losses
Losses46.3 · Games = 7 · +3.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/21 | @ Wyoming100 receiving yards | L 38-52 | — | 7 | 101 | 13.5 | 14.40 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Northern Illinois | L 23-41 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami (OH) | W 48-47 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Akron | W 38-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Central Michigan | L 30-54 | — | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Wed 11/3 | vs Northern Illinois | W 52-47 | — | 3 | 38 | 13 | 12.70 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ OhioHigh volume | W 34-27 | — | 8 | 86 | 9.4 | 10.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-64 | — | 5 | 37 | 9.5 | 7.40 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Buffalo | W 48-38 | — | 3 | 85 | 23.5 | 28.30 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 27-20 | — | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Maryland | L 16-37 | — | 4 | 69 | 13.7 | 17.30 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Iowa | L 7-30 | — | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs VMI | W 60-10 | — | 5 | 55 | 9.9 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-41 | — | 2 | 16 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Nykeim Johnson story
Nykeim Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Washington, DC wearing No. 82, spending time with Kent State and Syracuse. The clearest part of Nykeim Johnson's career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 1,681 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 188 rushing yards across 52 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 188 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 1,201 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 52 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State and Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Nykeim Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Syracuse
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192020202120212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 68 | 57.8 | 5.5 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 565 | 65.3 | 15.2 | 497 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 565 | 65.3 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 99 | 36.4 | 10.6 | -466 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 323 | 58.1 | 12.8 | 224 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 626 | 71.2 | 22.2 | 303 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 626 | 71.2 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 626 | 71.2 | 22.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 4 · W 37-20 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
87
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 1 · L 38-52 · Postseason
101
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 96.2 efficiency score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 9 · W 51-41 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Pittsburgh
Week 8 · L 20-27 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Kent State
626 primary output · 71.2 efficiency · 22.2 usage
75.9
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
75.9
626 primary · 71.2 efficiency · 22.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
75.9
626 primary · 71.2 efficiency · 22.2 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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