#9

Geoff Cantin-Arku

LB · Memphis · Sr. · #9

Memphis 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Geoff Cantin-Arku

LB · Memphis · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#596 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy
2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Memphis79414.51.0211
2022Memphis66363.01.51----
2021Syracuse44274.01.0------
Career18910411.53.5311

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2023

W 45–42

at North Texas

4 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 REC

Edged out North Texas on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mariano Sori-Marin’s 2021 season.

Minnesota · 2021

#2

Mariano Sori-Marin

Minnesota · 2022

All-Big Ten
86%
#3

Ryan Selig

Western Michigan · 2022

85%
#4

Ryan Smenda Jr.

Wake Forest · 2021

82%
#5

Justin Wright

Tulsa · 2021

81%

Matches Mariano on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Branson Combs's senior season at Wake Forest (2024).

Wake Forest · 2024

#2

Deontae Lawson

Alabama · 2025

All-SEC
84%
#3

Sonny Styles

Ohio State · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 7
84%
#4

Anthony Brackenridge

Western Kentucky · 2025

83%
#5

Levani Damuni

Utah · 2023

83%

Matches Branson on

Tackle volume
PD rate
Sack rate