Senior wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Buffalo, NY · Dr. Henry Wise HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 8 rec · 147 yds -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD, vs Long Island University
The play that turned itSwung Buffalo from 27% to 58% to win.Buffalo at Central Michigan · 38-19
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Nik McMillan
Beats you over the top. Nik McMillan has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 130 rec yds, 6 receptions against Long Island University — Week 1, 2026.
226 REC YDS · 12 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 12 | 226 | 19.6 | 2 | 46 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
6 rec · 130 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +44 receiving yards, +4 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (91st percentile). Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
2227% of team targetsCatch rate
55%12 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
55% catch rate on 22 targets · 27% of the team's targets · 50% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 75.3 | 19.6 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 75.3 | 19.6 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.2%
89 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,846 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a senior.
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Fred Brown’s 2014 season.
Matches Fred on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dane Steel’s path through Montana State.
Matches Dane on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Stephon Johnson Jr.'s senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Stephon on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #213 this season.
2025 (at Buffalo): Started all 12 games... Led the Bulls in receiving with 62 catches for 981 yards and three touchdowns... his 981 receiving yards were ninth most in program history for a single season... named All-MAC First Team and Academic All-MAC... had seven 100-yard receiving games on…
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