Player Career

KD Cannon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

KD Cannon story

KD Cannon built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Mount Pleasant, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of KD Cannon's career was his receiving role: 195 catches, 3,113 receiving yards, 27 touchdowns, and 14 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Baylor. 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 14 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 114 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.

The arc is straightforward: KD 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.

  1. 1

    Baylor

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonBaylor1,03074.317.9
2014 Regular SeasonBaylor1,03074.317.90
2015 PostseasonBaylor8688124.5-162
2015 Regular SeasonBaylor8688124.50
2016 PostseasonBaylor1,21578.632.5347
2016 Regular SeasonBaylor1,21578.632.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern State

Week 2 · W 70-6

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

223

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

223 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Boise State

Week 1 · W 31-12 · Postseason

226

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

226 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Oklahoma State

Week 12 · W 45-35 · Conference game

210

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

210 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 3 · W 38-10

213

Receiving Yards

98.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

213 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Buffalo

Week 3 · W 63-21

189

Receiving Yards

88.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

189 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Baylor

1,215 primary output · 78.6 efficiency · 32.5 usage

85.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Baylor

85.7

1,215 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 32.5 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Baylor

70.1

868 primary · 81 efficiency · 24.5 usage

Milestones

11

100+ receiving yards

7

8+ catch outings

7

2+ TD games