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Jersey Number 14
Keyshawn Johnson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Belle Glade, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Prev School:
- Grambling State/UT Martin
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 across the two schools.
Junior Year (2025 at UT Martin): First Team All-American by the Associated Press, AFCA, FCS Football Central, and Phil Steele … Stats Perform Second Team All-American … OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year … All-OVC-Big South First Team … Two-time conference player of the week … Started all-12 games for the Skyhawks as an outside linebacker/edge rusher … Program record 13.5 sacks, third most in the FCS in 2025 … 20.0 tackles for loss, which was the third-most in program history … Compiled 53 tackles (30 solo) … Career-high 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at Tennessee Tech (11/22) … Had 2.0 sacks and four tackles against Charleston Southern (11/15) … Notched a tackle for loss and a sack against Tennessee State (11/8) … Forced a fumble, had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack at Eastern Illinois (11/1) … Had two sacks and forced a fumble at Gardner-Webb (10/18) … Tallied four tackles at Western Illinois (10/11), one of which was a sack, starting a streak of six-straight games with a sack to end the season … Compiled eight tackles at Lindenwood (10/4) … Made seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Southeast Missouri (9/27) … Had five tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks at Missouri State (9/20) … Made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Illinois (9/13) … Had a pair of tackles and a sack at UTEP (9/6) … Made three tackles and a sack in the season opener at Oklahoma State (8/28).
Sophomore Year (2024 at UT Martin): Appeared in 13 games at outside linebacker with 24 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … Had three tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss in the second round of the FCS Playoffs at Montana State (12/7) … Made two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs at New Hampshire (11/30) … Made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Lindenwood … Had a tackle at Charleston Southern (11/9) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass at Tennessee Tech (11/2) … Had a sack against Eastern Illinois (10/26) … Made three tackles at Western Illinois (10/12) … Tallied two tackles against Gardner-Webb (10/5) … Made a season-high four tackles at Kennesaw State (9/28) and broke up a pass … Had his first sack of the season, two quarterback hurries and three tackles against Missouri State (9/21) … Made a solo tackle at Southeast Missouri State (9/7).
Freshman Year (2023 at Grambling State): Named a Freshman All-American by both Stats Perform and FCS Football Central … Made 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks as a rookie … Had a sack vs. Southern (11/25) … Had 1.5 sacks and a season-high six tackles at Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/10) … Notched five tackles and a tackle for loss against Alabama State (11/4) … Made three tackles against Bethune-Cookman (10/28) … Had a sack and two tackles against Prairie View A&M (9/30) … Had three tackles against Florida Memorial (9/26) … Tallied four tackles at LSU (9/9) … Had 1.5 sacks and two tackles in his collegiate debut against Hampton (9/2).
High School: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas where he helped team to 2022 state championship…Tabbed to Class 3M All-State team…Named to All-Broward County First Team Defense.
Personal: Son of Cedric and Samantha Johnson.
Junior Year (2025 at UT Martin): First Team All-American by the Associated Press, AFCA, FCS Football Central, and Phil Steele … Stats Perform Second Team All-American … OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year … All-OVC-Big South First Team … Two-time conference player of the week … Started all-12 games for the Skyhawks as an outside linebacker/edge rusher … Program record 13.5 sacks, third most in the FCS in 2025 … 20.0 tackles for loss, which was the third-most in program history … Compiled 53 tackles (30 solo) … Career-high 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at Tennessee Tech (11/22) … Had 2.0 sacks and four tackles against Charleston Southern (11/15) … Notched a tackle for loss and a sack against Tennessee State (11/8) … Forced a fumble, had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack at Eastern Illinois (11/1) … Had two sacks and forced a fumble at Gardner-Webb (10/18) … Tallied four tackles at Western Illinois (10/11), one of which was a sack, starting a streak of six-straight games with a sack to end the season … Compiled eight tackles at Lindenwood (10/4) … Made seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks against Southeast Missouri (9/27) … Had five tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks at Missouri State (9/20) … Made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Illinois (9/13) … Had a pair of tackles and a sack at UTEP (9/6) … Made three tackles and a sack in the season opener at Oklahoma State (8/28).
Sophomore Year (2024 at UT Martin): Appeared in 13 games at outside linebacker with 24 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … Had three tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss in the second round of the FCS Playoffs at Montana State (12/7) … Made two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs at New Hampshire (11/30) … Made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Lindenwood … Had a tackle at Charleston Southern (11/9) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass at Tennessee Tech (11/2) … Had a sack against Eastern Illinois (10/26) … Made three tackles at Western Illinois (10/12) … Tallied two tackles against Gardner-Webb (10/5) … Made a season-high four tackles at Kennesaw State (9/28) and broke up a pass … Had his first sack of the season, two quarterback hurries and three tackles against Missouri State (9/21) … Made a solo tackle at Southeast Missouri State (9/7).
Freshman Year (2023 at Grambling State): Named a Freshman All-American by both Stats Perform and FCS Football Central … Made 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks as a rookie … Had a sack vs. Southern (11/25) … Had 1.5 sacks and a season-high six tackles at Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/10) … Notched five tackles and a tackle for loss against Alabama State (11/4) … Made three tackles against Bethune-Cookman (10/28) … Had a sack and two tackles against Prairie View A&M (9/30) … Had three tackles against Florida Memorial (9/26) … Tallied four tackles at LSU (9/9) … Had 1.5 sacks and two tackles in his collegiate debut against Hampton (9/2).
High School: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas where he helped team to 2022 state championship…Tabbed to Class 3M All-State team…Named to All-Broward County First Team Defense.
Personal: Son of Cedric and Samantha Johnson.
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