Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Cannon Lewis
Sophomore linebacker for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Barboursville, WV
Returning to Marshall for 2026
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 85th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
17
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Middle Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Marshall. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2024.
- Transferred from NC State to Marshall in 2025.
Cannon Lewis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Cannon Lewis has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Cabell Midland
20256 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Marshall
2025–2026era →
Tony Gibson
Marshall
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (85th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
14 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Dion Hunter’s 2021 season.
Matches Dion on
PD rate
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to RJ Edwards's junior season at Massachusetts (2024).
74%match
Matches RJ on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from RJ on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cannon Lewis
Background
HERD FILE: Lewis returns to his hometown to play for Marshall after transferring from N.C. State where he played for Marshall head coach Tony Gibson. The former Cabell Midland standout played in four games, registering two tackles, including one tackle for loss for the Wolfpack. Prior to N.C. Sta...
The linebacker corps · Marshall
- #22Kerion Martin67 tackles · 2025
- #5Javae Gilmore56 tackles · 2025
- #7Jayland Parker42 tackles · 2025
- #27Cannon Lewis25 tackles · 2025
- #10Chason Clark6 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology