Safety, Cincinnati (from Illinois State, Bowling Green), 2022–26
Mark Cannon Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Evanston, IL
Mark Cannon Jr. plays safety for Cincinnati, after Illinois State (2022–24) and Bowling Green (2025). Last time out, at West Virginia: 7 tackles. Cannon leads Cincinnati in interceptions this season.
2026 so far
29 tackles, 2 INT
Last game: 7 tackles at West Virginia, L 42–45
Next game: vs. Texas Tech, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Arizona, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois State | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 2024 | Illinois State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 57 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 90 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
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 State | 2 | S | RS | ||
| 2023 | Illinois State | 2 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Illinois State | 2 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 2 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 2 | S | Sr. | 6′3″ | 213 |
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 Cincinnati 6 games, 29 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Boston College | W 34–15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Kansas State | W 31–26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Arizona | L 7–34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at West Virginia | L 42–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Bowling Green 12 games, 57 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Lafayette | W 26–7 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Cincinnati | L 20–34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Liberty | W 23–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Louisville | L 17–40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Ohio | L 20–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Toledo | W 28–23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Central Michigan | L 6–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Kent State | L 21–24 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Buffalo | L 3–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Eastern Michigan | L 21–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Akron | L 16–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Massachusetts | W 45–14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Illinois State 4 games, 4 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Iowa | L 0–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at North Alabama | W 24–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 31–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 5 | at Southern Illinois | W 45–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Illinois State 3 games, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | vs. Northern Iowa | L 21–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 4 | at Missouri State | W 36–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 18 | at North Dakota | L 21–22 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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