#82

Nykeim Johnson

WR · Syracuse · Sr. · #82

Syracuse 2021 alumnus
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Nykeim Johnson

WR · Kent State · Sr · #82

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#952 national
CFB
College
Syracuse
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kent State5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Syracuse5562611.43--
Career5562611.43--
SeasonTeam
2021Syracuse108334666--
Career108334666--

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Billy Kemp’s 2021 season.

Billy Kemp

74%match

Virginia · 2021

#2

Smoke Harris

Louisiana Tech · 2021

All-Conference USA
73%
#3

Jah'Marae Sheread

Texas State · 2020

72%
#4

Justin Hall

Ball State · 2021

70%
#5

Hassan Beydoun

Eastern Michigan · 2021

All-MAC
70%

Matches Billy on

Yards / reception
Height
TD rate

Differs from Billy on

Reception volume (lower)
Weight (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Antwan Davis’s path through Ball State.

Antwan Davis

100%match

Ball State · 2020

#2

Neno Lemay

Nicholls · 2023

98%
#3

Phillip Brooks III

Kansas State · 2023

94%
#4

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

94%
#5

Osirus Mitchell

Mississippi State · 2020

92%

Matches Antwan on

Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Raylen Sharpe's sophomore season at Fresno State (2024).

Fresno State · 2024

#2

Smoke Harris

Louisiana Tech · 2021

All-Conference USA
76%
#3

Billy Kemp

Virginia · 2021

76%
#4

Justin Hall

Ball State · 2021

75%
#5

Oran Singleton Jr.

Eastern Michigan · 2024

75%

Matches Raylen on

Weight
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600