Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 30.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Zykiesis Cannon built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Mauldin, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Zykiesis Cannon's career was his defensive...
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Zykiesis Cannon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisville. Zykiesis Cannon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 136
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Zykiesis Cannon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DB
- Career Tackles
- 136
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Charles College Prep
- High school pipeline
- Lake Charles College Prep · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · DB 60th (top 8%) · ACC 40th (top 7%) · National 335th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 64 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 65 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 58.2 |
Related Context
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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 9.5 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.2 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.
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2017 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
30.2
Usage
6.2
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
NC 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: 2. North Carolina: 0. Clemson: 0. Kent State: 0. Murray State: 0. NC State: 2. Boston College: 0. Florida State: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia: 1.5. Syracuse: 1. Kentucky: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 9 by 57.5. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 9 by 37.5. Kent State: 5 by 20.8. Murray State: 4 by 16.7. NC State: 5 by 40.8. Boston College: 8 by 33.3. Florida State: 4 by 26.7. Wake Forest: 10 by 51.7. Virginia: 2 by 23.3. 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.
Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
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
57.5 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 27-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ KentuckySplash game | 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 StateSplash game | L 25-39 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Murray State | W 55-10 | 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 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 35-28 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Zykiesis Cannon story
Zykiesis Cannon built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Mauldin, SC wearing No. 24, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Zykiesis Cannon's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Louisville. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zykiesis Cannon's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisville.
The arc is straightforward: Zykiesis 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
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Louisville
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 9.5 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 9.5 | 31.2 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 10.5 | 30.2 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 10.5 | 30.2 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 4 · W 59-28
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 25-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 35-28
2
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Wake Forest
Week 9 · L 32-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 5 · L 36-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Louisville
9.5 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
60.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisville
60.2
9.5 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Louisville
58.2
10.5 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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