Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman on California's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 280 lb · Topeka, KS · Topeka HS
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 6 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on California's 2025 roster.
BJ Canady
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Virginia, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs Texas Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-26@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · California
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #56
Redshirt Freshman (2025) Played in eight games and made nine tackles and added a sack. Had a career-high four tackles against Virginia Tech. Freshman (2024) Did not see any action. Prep Played at Topeka HS -- Class of 2024. A consensus three-star recruit who rates as high as the nation’s No. 47 s...
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