Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
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Keyshawn Johnson
Senior linebacker for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Belle Glade, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas
Returning to Syracuse for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, vs New Hampshire
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Grambling in 2023.
Keyshawn Johnson
The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 2.5 sacks against New Hampshire, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Gramblingout of St. Thomas Aquinas
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Syracuse
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 1.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Syracuse
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
Background
Career Overview: FCS All-American who transferred to Syracuse in January, 2026 … Spent two seasons at UT Martin (2024-25) and one at Grambling State (2023) … Appeared in 33 games with 103 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss, 22.0 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles...
The linebacker corps · Syracuse
- #6Chris D'Appolonia59 tackles · 2025
- #10Gary Bryant III53 tackles · 2025
- #5Antoine Deslauriers48 tackles · 2025
- #18David Omopariola34 tackles · 2025
- #14Keyshawn Johnson2 games · 2026
7 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology