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Jersey Number 82
Nykeim Johnson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 163
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- Friendship Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Speedy slot receiver and return man ... Earned Second Team All-ACC honors as a return specialist in 2020 ... In 46 career games (19 starts), has 88 catches for 1055 yards (12.0 avg.) and eight touchdowns ... Also has returned 28 kickoffs for 612 yards (21.9 avg.) and 14 punts for 177 yards (12.6).
Senior Year (2020): Second Team All-ACC kick returner … ACC leader in punt returns (14.1 yards per return) and ranked sixth nationally in the category … Second in the ACC in kick returns (23.2 yards per return) … Started all-11 games at wide receiver, catching 20 passes for 323 yards … Was a key deep threat for ‘Cuse catching two 80+ yard passes and three over 60 yards … Also had eight carries for 82 yards, returned 17 kickoffs for 395 yards and returned 12 punts for 169 yards … Caught multiple passes in six of Syracuse’s 11 games … at North Carolina (9/12), hauled in two passes for 12 yards and returned a pair of punts for 33 yards (26 yard long) … Caught three passes for 13 yards at Pitt (9/19) … Hauled in four catches for 87 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26), also had a season-high 49-yard kickoff return … Was the team’s game captain vs. Duke (10/10) … at Clemson (10/24), had two carries for 59 yards and had an 83-yard touchdown reception … Hauled in a 60-yard touchdown reception and had a season-best 27-yard punt return vs. NC State (11/28).
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 12 games, starting three ... Made 19 catches for 99 yards (5.2 avg.) to go along with six kickoff returns for 115 yards (19.2 avg.) ... Had three receptions for seven yards in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), tallied a season-high four receptions for two yards ... Caught three passes for four yards and ran back a personal-best three kickoffs for 47 yards against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Had two catches for 18 yards versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Snagged three passes for a season-best 47 yards in addition to logging an 8-yard run versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), made an 18-yard reception and tied his personal best with three kickoff returns for a career-high 68 yards, including a season-long return of 31 yards ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 12 games with seven starts ... Third on the team with 41 catches for 565 yards (13.8 avg.) and four touchdowns ... Three of his four TD receptions covered at least 40 yards … Average length of his four scores was 54.3 yards ... Had at least one reception in every game … Made 5+ catches in a game three times ... Tallied five 50+ yard receiving games, including two 100-yard performances ... Made three catches for 65 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown reception, versus Wagner (9/8) ... Against Connecticut (9/22), caught a career-high seven passes for 78 yards ... At Pittsburgh (10/6), had two catches for 26 yards and rushed three times for a career-high 15 yards ... Recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career with five catches for 102 yards and a touchdown versus North Carolina (10/20) ... Johnson’s 42-yard TD against the Tar Heels tied the score 27-27 with 1:39 remaining in regulation ... The next week versus NC State (10/27), Johnson matched his personal best with seven receptions for a career-high 136 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown that represented the Orange’s longest play from scrimmage in 2018 ... Made a 65-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter versus Louisville (11/9) ... Returned the first punt of his career 10 yards versus Notre Dame (11/17) ... Against West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl, had two catches for 10 yards and returned one kickoff for 11 yards.Â
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in 11 games, starting one ... For the season, had eight receptions for 68 yards (8.5 avg.), two carries for six yards (3.0 avg.), and four kickoff returns for 91 yards (22.8 avg.) ... In his collegiate debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1), made a season-long reception of 13 yards and ran back the first kickoff of his career for 34 yards ... Against Pittsburgh, set season bests for both receptions (2) and receiving yards (18) ... Saw his most extended action at Louisville (11/18), tying his season high with two catches for 14 yards, rushing once for 11 yards, and returning a personal-best three kickoffs for 57 yards ... Made the first start of his career in the season finale against Boston College (11/25) ... Member of the Fall 2017 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Played wide receiver, cornerback and returned kicks at Friendship Academy for head coach Mike Hunter ... Ranked the No. 3 receiver in Washington, D.C. by Scout.com … Two-time American Family Insurance All-USA District of Columbia selection by USA Today, earning first-team honors in 2016 … 2016 D.C. State Athletic Association (DCSAA) All-State First Team … Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Met choice as a junior in 2015 … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … As a senior, caught 75 passes for 1,100 yards (14.7 avg.) and 19 touchdowns … Finished with 165 receptions for 2,700 yards (16.4 avg.) and 34 TDs in his prep career … Wide receiver MVP of The Opening Regional in Washington, D.C. … Member of the 2015-16 DCSAA Honor Roll for student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 GPA or above … Two-time captain … Also ran track … Took third place in the 100 meters at the 2015 DCSAA Outdoor Championship with a time of 11.07 seconds.
Personal: Nykeim Allaan Johnson … Born on February 14, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Sadaaquat Johnson and Jasmin Richardson … Five siblings … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Senior Year (2020): Second Team All-ACC kick returner … ACC leader in punt returns (14.1 yards per return) and ranked sixth nationally in the category … Second in the ACC in kick returns (23.2 yards per return) … Started all-11 games at wide receiver, catching 20 passes for 323 yards … Was a key deep threat for ‘Cuse catching two 80+ yard passes and three over 60 yards … Also had eight carries for 82 yards, returned 17 kickoffs for 395 yards and returned 12 punts for 169 yards … Caught multiple passes in six of Syracuse’s 11 games … at North Carolina (9/12), hauled in two passes for 12 yards and returned a pair of punts for 33 yards (26 yard long) … Caught three passes for 13 yards at Pitt (9/19) … Hauled in four catches for 87 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26), also had a season-high 49-yard kickoff return … Was the team’s game captain vs. Duke (10/10) … at Clemson (10/24), had two carries for 59 yards and had an 83-yard touchdown reception … Hauled in a 60-yard touchdown reception and had a season-best 27-yard punt return vs. NC State (11/28).
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 12 games, starting three ... Made 19 catches for 99 yards (5.2 avg.) to go along with six kickoff returns for 115 yards (19.2 avg.) ... Had three receptions for seven yards in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), tallied a season-high four receptions for two yards ... Caught three passes for four yards and ran back a personal-best three kickoffs for 47 yards against Western Michigan (9/21) ... Had two catches for 18 yards versus Holy Cross (9/28) ... Snagged three passes for a season-best 47 yards in addition to logging an 8-yard run versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Against Wake Forest (11/30), made an 18-yard reception and tied his personal best with three kickoff returns for a career-high 68 yards, including a season-long return of 31 yards ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in 12 games with seven starts ... Third on the team with 41 catches for 565 yards (13.8 avg.) and four touchdowns ... Three of his four TD receptions covered at least 40 yards … Average length of his four scores was 54.3 yards ... Had at least one reception in every game … Made 5+ catches in a game three times ... Tallied five 50+ yard receiving games, including two 100-yard performances ... Made three catches for 65 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown reception, versus Wagner (9/8) ... Against Connecticut (9/22), caught a career-high seven passes for 78 yards ... At Pittsburgh (10/6), had two catches for 26 yards and rushed three times for a career-high 15 yards ... Recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career with five catches for 102 yards and a touchdown versus North Carolina (10/20) ... Johnson’s 42-yard TD against the Tar Heels tied the score 27-27 with 1:39 remaining in regulation ... The next week versus NC State (10/27), Johnson matched his personal best with seven receptions for a career-high 136 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown that represented the Orange’s longest play from scrimmage in 2018 ... Made a 65-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter versus Louisville (11/9) ... Returned the first punt of his career 10 yards versus Notre Dame (11/17) ... Against West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl, had two catches for 10 yards and returned one kickoff for 11 yards.Â
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in 11 games, starting one ... For the season, had eight receptions for 68 yards (8.5 avg.), two carries for six yards (3.0 avg.), and four kickoff returns for 91 yards (22.8 avg.) ... In his collegiate debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1), made a season-long reception of 13 yards and ran back the first kickoff of his career for 34 yards ... Against Pittsburgh, set season bests for both receptions (2) and receiving yards (18) ... Saw his most extended action at Louisville (11/18), tying his season high with two catches for 14 yards, rushing once for 11 yards, and returning a personal-best three kickoffs for 57 yards ... Made the first start of his career in the season finale against Boston College (11/25) ... Member of the Fall 2017 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Played wide receiver, cornerback and returned kicks at Friendship Academy for head coach Mike Hunter ... Ranked the No. 3 receiver in Washington, D.C. by Scout.com … Two-time American Family Insurance All-USA District of Columbia selection by USA Today, earning first-team honors in 2016 … 2016 D.C. State Athletic Association (DCSAA) All-State First Team … Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Met choice as a junior in 2015 … PrepStar All-Atlantic Region performer … As a senior, caught 75 passes for 1,100 yards (14.7 avg.) and 19 touchdowns … Finished with 165 receptions for 2,700 yards (16.4 avg.) and 34 TDs in his prep career … Wide receiver MVP of The Opening Regional in Washington, D.C. … Member of the 2015-16 DCSAA Honor Roll for student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 GPA or above … Two-time captain … Also ran track … Took third place in the 100 meters at the 2015 DCSAA Outdoor Championship with a time of 11.07 seconds.
Personal: Nykeim Allaan Johnson … Born on February 14, 1999 in Washington, D.C. … Son of Sadaaquat Johnson and Jasmin Richardson … Five siblings … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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