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Jadon Canady

DB · Oregon · Sr · #22

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

39 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Kansas City — Rd 4, Pick 9, #109 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

#109Rd 4 · Pick 9
Kansas City2026 NFL rookie season

DB · OREGON · BIG TEN

Jadon Canady

  • 4
  • #22
  • 5-11 | 185 lb
  • Jacksonville, FL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

55

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 94th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#6766

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1325 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 &middot; #109
Kansas City &middot; 2026

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDB
Class4
Jersey22
Measurements5-11 | 185 lb
HometownJacksonville, FL
Primary teamOregon

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1325 recruit
Composite rating 0.8456 HighSchool
Signed with -- 2021
Origin Sandalwood Jacksonville, FL, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8456 No. 1325 recruit | HighSchool

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#6766Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#6626Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to —

Composite

0.8456

#1325 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 4, Pick 9

#109 overall · Kansas City

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Jadon Canady

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Jadon Canady

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

final
Through 15g
39Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
39Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Jadon Canady is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Oregon's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #6766 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 39 19 solo | #937/4942 (81st pct)
TFL 1.0 Backfield disruption | #2051/4972 (59th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

Coverage splashHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
39 81st
SOLO
19 76th
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th
QBH
1 44th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
6 93rd
INT
2 87th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 59-13vs Montana State100.00.00
Wk 2W 69-3vs Oklahoma State210.00.00
Wk 3W 34-14@ Northwestern000.00.01
Wk 4W 41-7vs Oregon State310.00.00
Wk 5W 30-24@ Penn State320.00.00
Wk 7L 20-30vs Indiana420.00.01
Wk 8W 56-10@ Rutgers320.00.01
Wk 9W 21-7vs Wisconsin110.00.00
Wk 11W 18-16@ Iowa210.00.00
Wk 12W 42-13vs Minnesota520.00.00
Wk 13W 42-27vs USC610.00.011Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 14W 26-14@ Washington220.00.011
BowlW 51-34vs James Madison110.00.01
BowlW 23-0@ Texas Tech211.00.00
BowlL 22-56@ Indiana420.00.00
Total39191.00.026
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Oregon39191.00.062--
2023Ole Miss210.00.0------
2022Tulane20161.00.03----
2021Tulane52402.50.032--
Career4 loaded seasons113764.50.0124--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT 2 0 pick-six TD | #114/869 (87th pct)
Pass breakups 6 Coverage disruption | #144/2184 (93rd pct)
QB pressures 1 Quarterback hurries | #1051/1878 (44th pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 39 #937/4942 81st pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 1.0 #2051/4972 59th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 2 #114/869 87th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 6 #144/2184 93rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 1 #1051/1878 44th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 19 #1095/4584 76th pct Volumevs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home8g2.90.00.00.4
Road7g2.30.10.00.4

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins13g2.40.10.00.4
Losses2g4.00.00.00.5

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-79g2.20.10.00.3
Weeks 8+6g3.20.00.00.5

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort

55Solid starter
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd). Concern: sacks (23rd).

Passes defended#144 / 2975 · 94th pct
6defe
Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct
2inte
Tackles#937 / 2975 · 68th pct
39defe
Solo tackles#1095 / 2975 · 62nd pct
19defe
QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct
1defe
Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct
1.0defe
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Jadon CanadyOregonBlake FletcherAir Force· 74% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 73% simBryce LlewellynEastern Michigan· 73% sim
Passes defended
94
Canady
67
Fletcher
91
Ra-El
86
Llewellyn
Interceptions
75
Canady
75
Llewellyn
Tackles
68
Canady
99
Fletcher
99
Ra-El
99
Llewellyn
Solo tackles
62
Canady
91
Fletcher
100
Ra-El
95
Llewellyn
QB hurries
55
Canady
92
Fletcher
22
Ra-El
72
Llewellyn
Tackles for loss
28
Canady
28
Fletcher
56
Ra-El
80
Llewellyn
Sacks
24
Canady
24
Fletcher
24
Ra-El
24
Llewellyn

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tahveon Nicholson’s 2023 season.

Tahveon Nicholson

88%match

Illinois · 2023

#2

Kenneth Robinson

UTSA · 2021

87%
#3

Al-Ma'Hi Ali

Charlotte · 2024

87%
#4

Ceyair Wright

Nebraska · 2024

86%
#5

Kobee Minor

Memphis · 2024

NFL Rd 7
83%

Matches Tahveon on

Height
PD rate
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kobe Singleton's graduate season at Oregon State (2025).

Kobe Singleton

81%match

Oregon State · 2025

All-Conference USA
#2

A.J. Odums

Nevada · 2025

78%
#3

Sage Ryan

Ole Miss · 2025

78%
#4

Ceyair Wright

Nebraska · 2025

77%
#5

Amarian Williams

Liberty · 2025

78%

Matches Kobe on

Class year
Height
Weight

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

Pass share

44.9%

436 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

64.7

15 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.8%

250 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Bryan McClendon
Oregon
2022
Dan Lanning
Oregon
era →
2023
Dan Lanning
Oregon
2025
Dan Lanning
Oregon

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownJacksonville, FL
Height5'11"
Weight185 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey22

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Ole Miss DB4 #6766 #6626 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC
2023 Ole Miss DB4 #8475 #8042 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | SEC
2022 Tulane DB4 #7466 #7321 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | American Athletic
2021 Tulane DB4 #11133 #11558 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Oregon Big Ten DB 4 No. 22 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Jacksonville, FL
2024 Ole Miss SEC DB 4 No. 22 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Jacksonville, FL
2023 Ole Miss SEC DB 4 No. 22 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Jacksonville, FL
2022 Tulane American Athletic DB 4 No. 22 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Jacksonville, FL
2021 Tulane American Athletic DB 4 No. 22 | 5-11 | 185 lb | Jacksonville, FL