Notre Dame Commit Profile: Wide Receiver Isiah Canion
Notre Dame picked up a talented athlete from Georgia when they landed Isiah Canion. The talented Peach State standout plays quarterback, wide receiver and in the secondary as a prep player, and he's also a very good punter.
Here's the Irish Breakdown commit profile for Canion.
ISIAH CANION PROFILE
Hometown/High School: Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins
Height/Weight: 6-3, 195
IB Grade: 4.0 (Top 100 caliber prospect)
Upside Grade: 5.0
Player Comp: Denzel Mims, Baylor
2022 Stats: 26 catches, 395 yards, 15.2 YPC, 6 TD / 584 pass yards, 5 TD
Recruited By: Chansi Stuckey, Chad Bowden
Offers: Notre Dame, Florida State, Mississippi State, NC State, Duke, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Penn, Dartmouth
RECRUITING RANKINGS
On3: 4-star - No. 94 overall - No. 15 WR
ESPN: 4-star - No. 240 overall - No. 26 WR
247Sports: 3-star - No. 55 WR
Rivals: 3-star
On3 Consensus: 4-star - No. 192 overall - No. 34 WR
247 Composite: 4-star - No. 194 overall - No. 29 WR
FILM ANALYSIS
Canion will need technical work as a receiver, which isn't a surprise considering he plays so many different positions. One of the reasons he grades out as a Top 100 recruit on the Irish Breakdown board, however, is that he shows an impressive natural feel for the position. That should allow him to make a fast and easy transition to being a full-time receiver.
I love his feel for the game, but the ultimate reason I have Canion ranked so high, which includes a 5.0-star upside grade, is his combination of athletic skills and side. Canion has a great frame, checking in at over 6-3 and already weighing almost 200 pounds. He's still on the thin side, and he'll be able to easily get to 215 pounds and add even more explosiveness and strength. Canion also has very long arms and strong hands, which gives him a huge catch radius, which fits great as a boundary receiver or over the middle working the slot.
Canion explodes off the line when he gets a clean release, and his second gear shows up on film. He gets on top of corners in a hurry, and his ability to accelerate over the top of the defense projects quite nicely to the next level. Canion is also a smooth and fluid athlete, showing the loose hips and change of direction you want and need to develop into an impact route runner. Canion projects to add legit home run speed to the offense, but this level of fluid athleticism should also allow him to be an effective after the catch weapon to the degree you don't often see from a player with his size.
Canion is strong and physical as a pass catcher, which should allow him to work the middle of the field effectively and also make him an impact blocker as he adds more weight room strength.
NOTRE DAME FIT
Canion is a legit college caliber starter as both a wide receiver and defensive back, but Notre Dame clearly views him as an offensive player, as do I. His size-speed combination makes him a great fit for the boundary position in the Notre Dame offense, but his big-play ability and overall agility could also fit quite nicely as an outside field receiver. It's in the boundary that I see Canion fit best, but a case could be made that he could ideally fit any of the three wide receiver spots.
Landing a player with such versatility, to go with Williams (who can also play multiple spots), means the Irish staff can focus on landing the best available players to finish off the receiver class and doesn't need to focus on landing a specific skill set. If Notre Dame lands another receiver who projects better to the boundary it can easily slide Canion to the field spots, and Williams also fits incredibly well into both field slots.
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