Linebacker, Austin Peay (from Bowling Green, Kent State), 2022–26
Canaan Williams
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 218 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waldorf, MD
Canaan Williams plays linebacker for Austin Peay, after Bowling Green (2022–23) and Kent State (2024–25). Last time out, at West Georgia: 4 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
34 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 4 tackles, 1 sack at West Georgia, W 24–10
Next game: at North Alabama, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kent State | 46 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Kent State | 36 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | Austin Peay | 34 | 17 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 116 | 50 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 29 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 29 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Kent State | 29 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Kent State | 29 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Austin Peay | 29 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 218 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Austin Peay 7 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 35–17 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Vanderbilt | L 9–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Morehead State | W 63–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UT Martin | W 35–12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. New Haven | W 42–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Tarleton State | L 32–40 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at West Georgia | W 24–10 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Kent State 9 games, 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Merrimack | W 21–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Texas Tech | L 14–62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Buffalo | L 28–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Florida State | L 10–66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Oklahoma | L 0–44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Bowling Green | W 24–21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Akron | W 42–35 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Central Michigan | L 16–28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Northern Illinois | W 35–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Kent State 11 games, 46 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Pittsburgh | L 24–55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Saint Francis | L 17–23 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Tennessee | L 0–71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Penn State | L 0–56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 33–52 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ball State | L 35–37 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atBowling Green | L 6–27 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Ohio | L 0–41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–34 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Akron | L 17–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atBuffalo | L 7–43 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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