Keagan Johnson

Senior wide receiver for New Mexico. 2025: 59 catches, 754 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · New Mexico · Sr. · #6

6′0″ · 199 lb · Omaha, NE

CFB Index 67 · #93 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to New Mexico for 2026

The numbers

754

receiving yards · 2025

59 catches · 3 TD · 12.8 per catch

Backed by 6 rec · 158 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game.

Swing playSwung New Mexico from 46% to 71% to win.New Mexico at UNLV · 40-35

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for New Mexico. 2025: 59 catches, 754 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Transferred from Kansas State to New Mexico in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Explosive rate: 59th percentile.

The full scouting read

Keagan Johnson

WR · New Mexico · Sr · #6

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Kirk Ferentz, Chris Klieman and Jason Eck. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 158 rec yds, 6 receptions against UNLV — Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

67Quality starter #93 of 485?

High confidenceAscending12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (95th percentile). Strength: receptions (87th percentile). Concern: catch rate (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#331 / 798 · 59th pct

11.5%

Yards / catch#354 / 798 · 56th pct

11.9

TD rate#497 / 798 · 38th pct

1.1%

EPA / target#552 / 798 · 31st pct

0.29

Catch rate#614 / 798 · 23rd pct

59.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#24 / 558 · 95th pct

Receptions#69 / 558 · 87th pct

Rec yards#84 / 558 · 85th pct

754

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#287 / 558 · 48th pct

12.8

Rush yards#160 / 287 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

65th → 31st percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 59th percentile

Catch rate

53rd → 23rd percentile

TD rate

24th → 38th percentile

Yards / catch

57th → 56th percentile

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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

34%30 of his 87 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.7	46.3	11.7	0.2
Road6g	6.2	79.3	12.8	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	64.7	11.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	61.0	13.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Eck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #93 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #7 of 41 Mountain West WRs

How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	New Mexico	59	754	12.8	3	--
2024	Kansas State	29	359	12.4	1	--
2023	Kansas State	24	227	9.5	2	--
2022	Iowa	2	11	5.5	0	--
2021	Iowa	18	352	19.6	2	--
Career		132	1,703	12.9	8	--

Season	Team
2025	New Mexico	2	9	--	--	--
2024	Kansas State	1	8	--	--	--
2023	Kansas State	8	26	19	--	--
2022	Iowa	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Iowa	3	8	--	--	--
Career		14	51	19	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 32–22

vs Idaho State

1 rec · 8 yds

With D. Bankston — 28 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Humphrey — 141 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · UNLV · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +6.65Keagan Johnson 80 Yd pass from Jack Layne (Luke Drzewiecki Kick)
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.78Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 48 yds to the NMSU 32 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.31Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 19 yds to the NMSU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.24Michael Buckley pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 41 yds for a TD
Week 13 · Air Force · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.23(08:40) Shotgun #2 J.Layne pass complete deep right to #6 K.Johnson caught at AF49, for 20 yards to the AF49 (#26 A.Perez), 1ST DOWN
Week 6 · San José State · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Jack Layne pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 24 yds to the SJSU 49 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · UNLV · 3&12 · Q4 · EPA +2.65(05:28) Shotgun #2 J.Layne pass complete short right to #6 K.Johnson caught at UNM42, for 19 yards to the UNM42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 10 · UNLV · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.41(04:11) Shotgun #2 J.Layne pass complete deep left to #6 K.Johnson caught at UNLV31, for 25 yards to the UNLV31 (#4 A.Powdrell), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UNLV Pass Interference declined
Week 12 · Colorado State · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.39(09:46) Shotgun #2 J.Layne pass complete short left to #6 K.Johnson caught at UNM47, for 8 yards to the UNM48 (#17 C.Blocker), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · Colorado State · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.39(12:20) Shotgun #2 J.Layne pass complete short left to #6 K.Johnson caught at CSU22, for 19 yards to the CSU22, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-34@ Michigan	7	38	5.4	0	14
Wk 2	W 32-22vs Idaho State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 5	W 38-20vs New Mexico State	5	117	23.4	1	48
Wk 6	L 28-35@ San José State	11	145	13.2	0	24	145-yard receiving day
Wk 7	L 25-41@ Boise State	5	38	7.6	1	21
Wk 8	W 24-22vs Nevada	5	26	5.2	0	10
Wk 9	W 33-14vs Utah State	3	25	8.3	0	16
Wk 10	W 40-35@ UNLV	6	158	26.3	1	80	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 12	W 20-17vs Colorado State	5	65	13.0	0	25
Wk 13	W 20-3@ Air Force	4	55	13.8	0	20
Wk 14	W 23-17vs San Diego State	3	37	12.3	0	17
Bowl	L 17-20@ Minnesota	4	42	10.5	0	16
Total		59	754	12.2	3	80

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

New Mexico

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · New Mexico

Returning around him

58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: +0 net (14 in / 14 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #87

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Johntay Cook II’s 2025 season.

Johntay Cook II

83%match

Syracuse · 2025

Quian Williams

Buffalo · 2022

All-MAC

82%

John Paul Richardson

TCU · 2024

81%

Thayer Thomas

NC State · 2022

80%

Josh Meredith

Washington State · 2025

79%

Matches Johntay on

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Johntay on

Class year (higher)

Reception volume (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Skowronek’s path through Notre Dame.

Ben Skowronek

100%match

Notre Dame · 2020

NFL Rd 7

Jalen McDonald

Merrimack · 2025

100%

Joshua Harris

Furman · 2024

98%

DeVontres Dukes

South Florida · 2020

98%

Dazz Newsome

North Carolina · 2020

NFL Rd 6

97%

Matches Ben on

Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Keelan Marion's graduate season at Miami (2025).

Keelan Marion

80%match

Miami · 2025

All-Big 12

Cade McDonald

Miami (OH) · 2024

All-MAC

79%

Michael Jackson III

Purdue · 2025

77%

Jimmy Holiday

Louisiana Tech · 2024

All-Conference USA

74%

Montorie Foster

Michigan State · 2024

72%

Matches Keelan on

Reception volume

Weight

TD rate

Player DNA

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Jaden Alexis

South Florida · 2023

88%

Vinny Anthony

Wisconsin · 2025

87%

Dante Cephas

Penn State · 2023

86%

Terrill Davis

Oklahoma State · 2025

86%

Jaylan Sanchez

James Madison · 2025

86%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Keagan Johnson

202311 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Slot Technician

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