6′3″ · 230 lb · Belle Glade, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas
He has tackles in 5 of Syracuse’s 6 games: none against Pittsburgh.
Keyshawn Johnson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisville, Week 7, 2026.
17 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 17 | 7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Career | 17 | 7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 7): 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 17 · L 26-34 vs Louisville, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback twice.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 5 games with play by play.
How Syracuse’s defense played that day
Louisville’s 13 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 12. His hurry came with Syracuse up 2.
4 tackles.
Sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 14-7.
2 tackles, including 1 sack. The pressure he forced on 4th and 6 ended UConn’s drive (downs).
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, up 27-7.
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, tied 34-34. Ended UConn’s drive (downs).
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Second quarter, up 27-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 66-3
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -6 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%5 TFLSack rate
24%4 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups17 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.3%
232 pass / 248 run
Plays / game
80.0
6 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
264 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #70 at the position.
Fans first named him vs California.
2026 is in progress.
His career
