Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025San José State
Jackson Canaan
TE • 6'2" • 227 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jackson Canaan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Jackson Canaan built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 85, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jackson Canaan's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jackson Canaan, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · San José State. Jackson Canaan reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 718
- Receptions
- 71
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Jackson Canaan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 718
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · San José State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Jesuit · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Jesuit · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 315 receiving yards · TE 63rd (top 14%) · Mountain West 32nd (top 18%) · National 422nd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | San José State | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 52.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 11 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 64.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 23 | 288 | 1 | 64.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 33 | 315 | 0 | 62.7 |
Related Context
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Jackson Canaan played TE for San José State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jackson Canaan recorded 718 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
San José State paired 314 primary output with 63.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 54.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
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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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
26.3
Efficiency
54.4
Usage
12.4
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 33. Texas: 6. Idaho: 40. Stanford: 79. New Mexico: 19. Wyoming: 32. Utah State: 5. Hawai'i: 9. Air Force: 44. Nevada: 39. San Diego State: 6. Fresno State: 3
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. Central Michigan: 5 by 44. Texas: 1 by 40. Idaho: 2 by 100. Stanford: 5 by 100. New Mexico: 3 by 42.2. Wyoming: 4 by 53.3. Utah State: 1 by 33.3. Hawai'i: 2 by 30. Air Force: 4 by 73.3. Nevada: 3 by 86.7. San Diego State: 1 by 40. Fresno State: 2 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins22.7 · Games = 3 · -4.8 vs Losses
Losses27.4 · Games = 9 · +4.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
100 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | — | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force | L 16-26 | — | 4 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'i | W 45-38 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah State | L 25-30 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New Mexico | W 35-28 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Stanford | L 29-30 | — | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 0 | 44 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Idaho | W 31-28 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas | L 7-38 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central Michigan | L 14-16 | — | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 0 | 12 |
Player Story
Jackson Canaan story
Jackson Canaan built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a tight end from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 85, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jackson Canaan's career was his receiving role: 71 catches, 718 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Jackson Canaan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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San José State
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 30 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 2022 Postseason | San José State | 80 | 66.4 | 10.3 | 71 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 80 | 66.4 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | -80 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 314 | 63.5 | 11.4 | 314 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 314 | 63.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 315 | 54.4 | 12.4 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Air Force
Week 2 · W 17-7 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
88
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 5 · L 29-30
79
Receiving Yards
82.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 13 · L 16-27 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
71.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason
26
Receiving Yards
70.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Idaho
Week 4 · W 31-28
40
Receiving Yards
67.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · San José State
314 primary output · 63.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
64.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · San José State
64.3
314 primary · 63.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · San José State
62.7
315 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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