Receiver, Auburn, 2016–⁠19

Sal Cannella

Number
No. 80
Height
6′5″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Schaumburg, IL
Born
Dec 2, 1996

Sal Cannella played receiver at Auburn (2016–⁠19).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Auburn33110.3019
2018Auburn121119.3322
2019Auburn1018818.8237
Career2533013.2537

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Auburn80WRFr.
2017Auburn80WRSo.
2018Auburn80WRJr.
2019Auburn80WRSr.6′5″228

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
2017Auburn60.32––1.9–
2018Auburn190.48––9.2–
2019Auburn151.14––17.1–

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

2019 Auburn 8 games, 10 catches, 188 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.OregonW 27–⁠21242021
Sep 7vs.TulaneW 24–⁠6110010
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠16127027
Sep 28vs.Mississippi StateW 56–⁠23239031
Oct 5atFloridaL 13–⁠24112012
Oct 19atArkansasW 51–⁠101707
Nov 30vs.AlabamaW 48–⁠45114114
Jan 1 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 24–⁠31137137
2018 Auburn 8 games, 12 catches, 111 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠16110110
Sep 22vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠31202
Sep 29vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠1331607
Oct 6atMississippi StateL 9–⁠23216011
Oct 13vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠302908
Nov 3vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠24120120
Nov 17vs.LibertyW 53–⁠0122122
Dec 28 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠14116016
2017 Auburn 3 games, 3 catches, 31 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠7119019
Sep 16vs.MercerW 24–⁠101505
Oct 14atLSUL 23–⁠271707

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′4¼″
Weight242 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan76½″
40-yard dash4.74 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Cleveland Browns22110

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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