Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Virginia
Canaan Severin
WR • 6'2" • Marlborough, MA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Canaan Severin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Canaan Severin built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Marlborough, MA wearing No. 9, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Canaan Severin's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Canaan Severin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Virginia. Canaan Severin reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,383
- Receptions
- 102
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Canaan Severin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,383
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Worcester Academy · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Worcester Academy · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 759 receiving yards · WR 87th (top 10%) · ACC 6th (top 3%) · National 88th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 42 | 578 | 5 | 72.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 54 | 759 | 8 | 80.9 |
Related Context
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Canaan Severin played WR for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Canaan Severin recorded 1,383 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Virginia paired 759 primary output with 90.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
48.2
Efficiency
82.4
Usage
16.6
Consistency
75.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 55. Richmond: 33. Louisville: 19. BYU: 58. Kent State: 60. Pittsburgh: 30. Duke: 11. North Carolina: 55. Georgia Tech: 64. Florida State: 56. Miami: 55. Virginia Tech: 82
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 5 by 73.3. Richmond: 2 by 100. Louisville: 4 by 31.7. BYU: 4 by 96.7. Kent State: 5 by 80. Pittsburgh: 1 by 100. Duke: 2 by 36.7. North Carolina: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 5 by 85.3. Florida State: 4 by 93.3. Miami: 4 by 91.7. Virginia Tech: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39.4 · Games = 5 · -15.0 vs Losses
Losses54.4 · Games = 7 · +15.0 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
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Virginia Tech | L 20-24 | — | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 0 | 29 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Miami | W 30-13 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Florida State | L 20-34 | — | 4 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Georgia Tech | L 10-35 | — | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs North Carolina | L 27-28 | — | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Duke | L 13-20 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Pittsburgh | W 24-19 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Kent State | W 45-13 | — | 5 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ BYU | L 33-41 | — | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Louisville | W 23-21 | — | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Richmond2+ TD | W 45-13 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2 | 29 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UCLA | L 20-28 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Canaan Severin story
Canaan Severin built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Marlborough, MA wearing No. 9, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Canaan Severin's career was his receiving role: 102 catches, 1,383 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Virginia. 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. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Canaan Severin 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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Virginia
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 20 | 4.8 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia | 43 | 54.5 | 6.7 | 40 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia | 578 | 82.4 | 16.6 | 535 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia | 759 | 90.9 | 21.2 | 181 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 2 · L 27-34
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
153
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
153 receiving yards with a 92.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · L 20-24 · Conference game
82
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 11 · L 31-38 · Conference game
116
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
116 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 5 · W 45-13
60
Receiving Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
60 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 13 · W 30-13 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
79 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Virginia
759 primary output · 90.9 efficiency · 21.2 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Virginia
72.3
578 primary · 82.4 efficiency · 16.6 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Virginia
35.2
43 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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