Geoff Cantin-Arku: LB · Memphis · #9.
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Geoff Cantin-Arku
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dino Babers and Ryan Silverfield. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Charlotte — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-14vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-3@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-24vs Navy | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34vs Missouri | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-32vs Boise State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21@ UAB | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-42@ North Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-50vs South Florida | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-38@ Charlotte | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 34-38vs SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21@ Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 36-26@ Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 41 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 44-38
at Charlotte
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Edged out Charlotte on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups79 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
53.3%
481 pass / 421 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
496 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
79 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #158 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Syracuse and Memphis, 251 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dino Babers and Ryan Silverfield.
From Levis, PQ — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
