Junior linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Waldorf, MD
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 2309 nationally · Signed with Bowling Green
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Canaan Williams
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Canaan Williams has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Kent State. The receipt: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Gardner-Webb — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
Season context · Team result + system
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #487 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 36 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 46 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 82 | 33 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Gardner-Webb | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 9-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Morehead State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Braelen Oliver’s 2022 season.
Matches Braelen on
Differs from Braelen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Whitner's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2024).
Matches Ashton on
Player DNA