Canaan Williams
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: 7 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| 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 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Merrimack
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
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