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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Buffalo
Nik McMillan
WR • 6'1" • 187 lbs • Buffalo, NY, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Nik McMillan reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Lafayette
Player Story
Nik McMillan built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Buffalo, NY wearing No. 3, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Nik McMillan's career was his receiving role: 79...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Nik McMillan, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Buffalo. Nik McMillan reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,231
- Receptions
- 79
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Nik McMillan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,231
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Lafayette
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dr. Henry Wise · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Dr. Henry Wise · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 975 receiving yards · WR 25th (top 3%) · Mid-American 4th (top 3%) · National 25th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 43.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 76 | 1 | 76.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 61 | 975 | 3 | 81 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Nik McMillan played WR for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nik McMillan recorded 20 rushing yards, 1,231 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 975 primary output with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
81.3
Efficiency
77.2
Usage
25.5
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 20. St. Francis (PA): 17. Kent State: 111. Troy: 6. UConn: 3. Eastern Michigan: 26. Massachusetts: 119. Akron: 177. Bowling Green: 105. Central Michigan: 122. Miami (OH): 147. Ohio: 122
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 2 by 66.7. St. Francis (PA): 2 by 56.7. Kent State: 6 by 100. Troy: 1 by 40. UConn: 2 by 10. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 86.7. Massachusetts: 10 by 79.3. Akron: 8 by 100. Bowling Green: 8 by 87.5. Central Michigan: 7 by 100. Miami (OH): 8 by 100. Ohio: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins75.6 · Games = 5 · -9.7 vs Losses
Losses85.3 · Games = 7 · +9.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ohio100 receiving yards | L 26-31 | — | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 0 | 46 |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Miami (OH)100 receiving yards · High volume | L 20-37 | — | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 0 | 41 |
| Thu 11/13 | @ Central Michigan100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 19-38 | — | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 2 | 55 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Bowling Green100 receiving yards · High volume | W 28-3 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Akron100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-24 | — | 8 | 177 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 0 | 52 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Massachusetts100 receiving yards · High volume | W 28-21 | — | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31-30 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs UConn | L 17-20 | — | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Troy | L 17-21 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Kent State100 receiving yards | W 31-28 | — | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs St. Francis (PA) | W 45-6 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Minnesota | L 10-23 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Nik McMillan story
Nik McMillan built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Buffalo, NY wearing No. 3, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Nik McMillan's career was his receiving role: 79 catches, 1,231 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 20 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 20 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nik McMillan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 180 | 82.6 | 10.3 | 180 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 76 | 100 | 35.7 | -104 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Buffalo | 975 | 77.2 | 25.5 | 899 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Lafayette
Week 1 · W 30-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs No. 117 Akron
Week 9 · L 16-24 · Conference game
177
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
177 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 20-37 · Conference game
147
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
147 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 84 Ohio
Week 14 · L 26-31 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
89.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 12 · L 19-38 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
89.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Buffalo
975 primary output · 77.2 efficiency · 25.5 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
76.9
76 primary · 100 efficiency · 35.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
43.3
180 primary · 82.6 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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