Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2005-2008Middle Tennessee
Michael Cannon
WR • 5'10" • 188 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Michael Cannon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Michael Cannon built his college career from 2005 through 2008 as a wide receiver from Memphis, TN wearing No. 13, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Michael Cannon's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2005
Michael Cannon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Michael Cannon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 247
- Receptions
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Michael Cannon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 247
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitehaven · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Whitehaven · 38 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2008
- 2008 Receiving yards rank
- 68 receiving yards · WR 385th (top 70%) · Sun Belt 48th (top 56%) · National 651st (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2006 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 15 | 157 | 1 | 52.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 65.5 |
Related Context
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Michael Cannon played WR for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Cannon recorded 13 rushing yards, 247 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 68 primary output with 75.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 75.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2008 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2008 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
34
Efficiency
75.4
Usage
14.2
Consistency
96.1
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 38. Maryland: 30
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30 · Games = 1 · -8 vs Losses
Losses38 · Games = 1 · +8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
100 vs Maryland
Player Story
Michael Cannon story
Michael Cannon built his college career from 2005 through 2008 as a wide receiver from Memphis, TN wearing No. 13, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Michael Cannon's career was his receiving role: 24 catches, 247 receiving yards, and 13 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 13 rushing yards and 48 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Cannon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Middle Tennessee
2005-2008
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20052006200620072008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 20 | 4.3 | — |
| 2006 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 19 | 63.3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 19 | 63.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 157 | 50.2 | 10 | 138 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 68 | 75.4 | 14.2 | -89 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 1 · L 17-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38
Receiving Yards
78 takeover
38 receiving yards with a 50.7 efficiency score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 8 · W 24-7 · Conference game
49
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 5 · W 47-6 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 3 · W 44-0
11
Receiving Yards
67 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · L 14-27 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
65 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
68 primary output · 75.4 efficiency · 14.2 usage
65.5
#2
2007 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
52.1
157 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2006 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
47.5
19 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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