Player Dossier

2022-2025

Bowling Green

Canaan Williams

LB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Waldorf, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Canaan Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

22

Consistency

54.9

Season Value

23.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Bowling Green • Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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.

Canaan Williams, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Kent State. Canaan Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Kent State paired 5 primary output with 22 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Bowling Green, Kent State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Loss with 1.5 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

22

Usage

5.5

Consistency

54.9

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Ball State: 0.5. Bowling Green: 0.5. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0.5. Akron: 1. Buffalo: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 4 by 21.7. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 13.3. Ball State: 4 by 21.7. Bowling Green: 6 by 30. Ohio: 6 by 25. Miami (OH): 7 by 34.2. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Buffalo: 5 by 35.8

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=10
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

35.8 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/27@ BuffaloL 7-43540.50010
Wed 11/20vs AkronL 17-3830001
Thu 11/14@ Miami (OH)L 7-34750.5000
Thu 11/7vs OhioL 0-4162000
Sat 10/19@ Bowling GreenL 6-27620.5000
Sat 10/12vs Ball StateL 35-37420.5000
Sat 9/28vs Eastern MichiganL 33-52210.5000
Sat 9/21@ Penn StateL 0-5630000
Sat 9/14@ TennesseeL 0-7130000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown410.5000
Sat 8/31@ PittsburghL 24-5531000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Bowling Green

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green0
2023 Regular SeasonBowling Green00
2024 Regular SeasonKent State5225.55
2025 Regular SeasonKent State218.93-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#2

Akron

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#3

Akron

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.4 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.1 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 5.5 usage

23.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

7.5

2 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Bowling Green

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8056

National Christian Academy · Fort Washington, MD

Committed To
Bowling Green
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

82

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Canaan Williams quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
82