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2025 Football Roster
Canion, Elijah
Jersey Number 5
Elijah Canion
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Prev School:
- Purdue
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, Fla.
Bio
2025 (R-Sr.):
- Phil Steele CUSA Preseason All-Conference Third-Team
- Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference Second-Team
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member
- Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient
- Saw playing time in 11 of 12 games
- Started six contests, including his final five games of the season
- Ranked third on the team in receptions (25)
- Ranked second on the team in receiving yards (354) and touchdowns (3)
- Averaged 14.2 yards per reception
- Finished his first game at Liberty with three receptions for 77 yards against Campbell
- 14-yard touchdown reception against East Carolina
- Five receptions for 61 yards against Kennesaw State, including a 17-yard touchdown reception
- Five receptions for 63 yards against Jacksonville State
- Three receptions for 54 yards against Middle Tennessee
- Three receptions for 20 yards against Sam Houston, including a 10-yard touchdown reception
- Transferred to Liberty from Purdue
- Played at Purdue during the 2022 and 2023 seasons
- Saw playing time in four games (2022 – one game; 2023 – three games)
- Had a four-yard reception against Ohio State in 2023
- Started his collegiate career at Auburn
- Played at Auburn during the 2020 and 2021 seasons
- Saw playing time in seven games (2020 – two games; 2021 – five games)
- Finished his time at Auburn with seven receptions for 126 yards
- Had a 57-yard touchdown reception against Northwestern in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl
- Two-time member of the SEC honor roll (2020 and 2021)
- Prep:
- Graduated from Chaminade High School in Hollywood, Fla.
- Averaged 21 yards per reception during his high school career
- Helped Chaminade High School win three-consecutive Class 3A state championships
- All-Broward Country first-team selection as a junior
- Ranked among the top 75 prospects in Florida and the top 80 receivers nationally by ESPN, 247, Rivals
- PrepStar all-Southeast
- Also was a letterwinner in track & field
- Son of Vanessa Dias and Michael Canion
- Completed his undergraduate degree in business administration at Auburn
- Currently pursuing as master’s degree in business administration
- Birthday is July 19
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