Keyshawn Johnson holds the JACK · Starter spot in Syracuse Orange’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Keyshawn Johnson is a 6'3", 230-pound JACK from Belle Glade, Florida who transferred to Syracuse in January 2026. Johnson attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School before playing three seasons in the FCS: one year at Grambling State (2023) and two at UT Martin (2024–25). In 2025, he earned First Team All-American honors from the Associated Press, AFCA, and FCS Football Central while starting all 12 games for UT Martin as an outside linebacker/edge rusher. That season he recorded 13.5 sacks, 20.0 tackles for loss, and 53 tackles. Across 33 total games at both schools, Johnson compiled 103 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss, and 22.0 sacks.

UL Monroe2018 – 2021

2022 – 2025

Syracuse2026 — present