Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#10
Elijah Cannon
Sophomore cornerback on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Coconut Creek, FL · Coconut Creek HS
Transferred Mississippi State → Kansas for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1194 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2024.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to Kansas in 2026.
Elijah Cannon
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Coconut Creek
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Mississippi State
2026Kansas
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Mississippi State2-10HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-2HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.2%
89 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (at Mississippi State): Played in 10 games, including the last seven of the season… Recorded one tackle on the season against Arkansas. 2024 (at Mississippi State): Played in four games with zero starts … Earned a redshirt … Recorded four tackles and had one interception he returned for a…
The secondary · Kansas
- #3Corey Gordon53 tackles · 2025
- Austin Alexander46 tackles · 2025
- #1Jalen Todd44 tackles · 2025
- #27Taylor Davis41 tackles · 2025
- #10Elijah Cannon1 tackle · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology