Safety, Colorado State (from Illinois, App State), 2022–26
Elijah Mc-Cantos
Lettered 2022–23 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Little Haiti, FL
Elijah Mc-Cantos plays safety for Colorado State, after Illinois (2022–23) and App State (2024–25). Last time out, against BYU: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
16 tackles
Last game: 6 tackles vs. BYU, L 23–41
Next game: vs. San Diego State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | App State | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | App State | 52 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Colorado State | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
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 | Illinois | 13 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 13 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | App State | 13 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | App State | 13 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Colorado State | 13 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 190 |
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 Colorado State 3 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Wyoming | W 35–13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Southern Utah | W 58–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. BYU | L 23–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 App State 11 games, 52 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Charlotte | W 34–11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Lindenwood | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 13 | at Southern Miss | L 22–38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Boise State | L 14–47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Oregon State | W 27–23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Georgia State | W 41–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 37–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Old Dominion | L 21–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at James Madison | L 10–58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Marshall | W 26–24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Arkansas State | L 29–30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 App State 8 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 38–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Clemson | L 20–66 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at East Carolina | W 21–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. South Alabama | L 14–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | L 24–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 33–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Old Dominion | W 28–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.James Madison | W 34–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Illinois 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Toledo | W 30–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Illinois 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | atNorthwestern | W 41–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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