Canaan Williams is a linebacker who has played in 8 games this season, most recently Oct 24 against North Alabama.
Williams is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Gardner-Webb — Week 1, 2026.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Gardner-Webb | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 9-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Morehead State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-12vs UT Martin | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-17vs New Haven | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 32-40vs Tarleton State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-10@ West Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-21@ North Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Team sack rate
19.2%
26 dropbacks · PBP
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Scot Loeffler, Kenni Burns and Mark Carney.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
