Usage Score
5.8
Player Dossier
2014-2017Louisville
Zykiesis Cannon
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Mauldin, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zykiesis Cannon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.9
Consistency
15.4
Season Value
15.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Zykiesis Cannon, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Louisville. Zykiesis Cannon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Zykiesis Cannon played DB for Louisville. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zykiesis Cannon recorded 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Louisville paired 8.5 primary output with 30.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
5.8
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Purdue: 1. North Carolina: 0. Clemson: 0. Kent State: 0. Unknown: 0. NC State: 2. Boston College: 0. Florida State: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia: 0.5. Syracuse: 1. Kentucky: 2
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.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 9 by 47.5. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 9 by 37.5. Kent State: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 5 by 40.8. Boston College: 8 by 33.3. Florida State: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 10 by 51.7. Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 27-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kentucky | W 44-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Syracuse | W 56-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Virginia | W 38-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Wake Forest10+ tackles | L 32-42 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Florida State | W 31-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Boston College | L 42-45 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/6 | @ NC State | L 25-39 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Kent State | W 42-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Clemson | L 21-47 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ North Carolina | W 47-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Purdue | W 35-28 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Louisville
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 8.5 | 30.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 8.5 | 30.3 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 7.5 | 27.9 | 5.8 | -1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 7.5 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Marshall
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.
#2
NC State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#3
Virginia
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
#4
Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#5
Clemson
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Louisville
8.5 primary output · 30.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage
25.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisville
25.3
8.5 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Louisville
15.1
7.5 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.86
Lake Charles College Prep · Lake Charles, LA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
136
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.