Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | |
| Total | 8 | 182 | 23.9 | 2 | 46 |
#5
Nik McMillan
Senior wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Buffalo, NY · Dr. Henry Wise HS
CFB Index 77 · #47 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Buffalo → Kansas for 2026
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
182
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 2 TD · 22.8 per catch
2 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
4 wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2022.
- Transferred from Buffalo to Kansas in 2026.
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.
182 REC YDS · 8 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 177 yds vs Akron.Akron · L 16-242025
2022
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Dr. Henry Wise
202512 games
- All-MACfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Buffalo
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 REC/g, 91.0 YDS/g, 23.9 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
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
Signature game
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
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.26(12:15) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete deep middle to #5 N.McMillan caught at KU42, for 32 yards to the MU48 (#2 S.Laulea), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 3&18 · Q1 · EPA +2.95(06:54) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short left to #5 N.McMillan caught at LIU37, for 19 yards to the LIU16 (#22 R.Maxwell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.66(12:27) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short left to #5 N.McMillan caught at LIU28, for 17 yards to the LIU28, out of bounds at LIU28, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Missouri · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62(01:54) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete deep left to #5 N.McMillan caught at MU00, for 20 yards to the MU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:48, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete deep left to #5 N.McMillan caught at LIU05, for 46 yards to the LIU05, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.25(00:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short left to #5 N.McMillan caught at LIU00, for 19 yards to the LIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:57, 1ST DOWN #29 M.Connington kick attempt good (H: #49 H.Moeller, LS: #39 R.Monteforte)
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.31(01:35) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short middle to #5 N.McMillan caught at LIU27, for 18 yards to the LIU27, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Long Island University · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.83(13:33) Shotgun #8 I.Marshall pass complete short left to #5 N.McMillan caught at KU48, for 11 yards to the LIU43 (#22 R.Maxwell), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Kelly’s 2021 season.
78%match
Matches Josh on
Class year
Weight
Yards / reception
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nick Devereaux’s path through Eastern Michigan.
98%match
All-MAC
#2
Kahtero Summers
97%
Matches Nick on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dante Cephas's junior season at Kent State (2022).
72%match
All-MAC
Matches Dante on
Height
Recruiting rating
Yards / reception
Differs from Dante on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nik McMillan
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #213
Peaked at #213 this season.
Background
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 the...
The receiver room · Kansas
- #5Nik McMillan975 receiving yards · 2025
- Nahzae Cox473 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cam Pickett449 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Keaton Kubecka157 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Tate Nagy20 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology