5′9″ · 180 lb · Gainesville, GA · Gainesville HS
Darius Cannon
A game that shows it: 54 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 3, 2026.
176 receiving yards · 23 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Against Florida International on Oct. 13: 3 catches for 11 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 23 catches for 176 yards. Jacksonville State has thrown to him 34 times in 196 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 23 | 176 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 176 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Season | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 6 |
| Career | 6 |
Last game (Wk 7): 11 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-29@ Ohio | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-27vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kennesaw State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs Florida International | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 23 | 176 | 7.7 | 0 | 38 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 31-27
5 rec · 54 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With C. Creel — 194 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.0 · 38 rush yds (10 car) · C. Donaghy — 52.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
421st in receiving yards, among all 1,995 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3318% of team targetsCatch rate
70%23 of 33 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 33 targets · 18% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 34.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
46.4%
196 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
60.3
7 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
221 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops and Charles Kelly.
