Tight end, San José State, 2019–⁠25

Jackson Canaan

Number
No. 85
Height
6′2″
Weight
227 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Sacramento, CA

Jackson Canaan played tight end at San José State (2019–⁠25).

Career highs

88receiving yards, career highat Air Force, 2024

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021San José State294.506
2022San José State88010.0126
2024San José State2831411.2258
2025San José State333159.5044
Career7171810.1358

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020San José State85TEYr 1
2021San José State85TEYr 2
2022San José State85TEYr 3
2023San José State85TEYr 4
2024San José State85TEYr 5
2025San José State85TESr. (Yr 6)6′2″227

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021San José State20.05––0.1–
2022San José State130.36––4.7–
2024San José State281.02––28.44%
2025San José State540.107th (n=1040)0.465.47%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 San José State 12 games, 33 catches, 315 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Central MichiganL 14–⁠16533012
Sep 6atTexasL 7–⁠381606
Sep 20vs.IdahoW 31–⁠28240033
Sep 27atStanfordL 29–⁠30579044
Oct 3vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠2831909
Oct 11atWyomingL 28–⁠35432013
Oct 17atUtah StateL 25–⁠301505
Nov 1vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠382906
Nov 8vs.Air ForceL 16–⁠26444021
Nov 15atNevadaL 10–⁠55339023
Nov 22atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠251606
Nov 29vs.Fresno StateL 14–⁠412303
2024 San José State 11 games, 28 catches, 314 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atAir ForceW 17–⁠7388158
Sep 14vs.Kennesaw StateW 31–⁠102905
Sep 20atWashington StateL 52–⁠54532010
Oct 5vs.NevadaW 35–⁠31222016
Oct 12atColorado StateL 24–⁠311909
Oct 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠14344036
Oct 26atFresno StateL 10–⁠331404
Nov 16vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠42214015
Nov 22vs.UNLVL 16–⁠27127027
Nov 29vs.StanfordW 34–⁠31339018
Dec 24 ✦vs.South FloridaL 39–⁠4152617
2022 San José State 4 games, 8 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 12atSan Diego StateL 27–⁠43221014
Nov 19atUtah StateL 31–⁠3531318
Nov 26vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠14220017
Dec 20 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganL 27–⁠41126026
2021 San José State 2 games, 2 catches, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 13vs.Utah StateL 17–⁠481606
Nov 25vs.Fresno StateL 9–⁠401303

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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