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Jersey Number 12
Stephen Cannon
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- High School:
- Benedictine Military School
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Ga. โฆ played for one of the top high school programs in the Peach State โฆ helped lead the Cadets to the Class 4A state championship game his senior year and the state quarterfinals as a junior.
- Named the Region 1-4A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after completing 65.0 percent of his passes for 1,908 yards and 22 touchdowns to only four interceptions โฆ one of the stateโs top dual-threat quarterbacks with 537 rushing yards and additional seven scores on the ground โฆ threw for 213 passing yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for another score alone in Benedictineโs narrow loss in the state title game.
- Recognized as the Savannah Quarterback Club Week 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week after a 75-7 win โฆ needed to complete only seven of his eight passes for 182 yards and five touchdowns in just one half of play ... helped lead the Cadets to Class 4A state semifinals after an impressive 80-32 victory. ย
- Battled an injury his junior year, ultimately finishing with 1,352 passing yards and 11 touchdowns on 58.0 percent passing โฆ also rushed for 147 yards and three scores in seven games โฆ successful season helped him land in the power-100 rankings by the Georgia High School Football Daily prior to his senior season, ranking in the top-10 among senior quarterbacks in the state.
- Three-sport prospect for the Cadets, also competing for Benedictineโs basketball and track programs โฆ two-time Georgia state champion in track as a member of the 400 and 800-meter relays โฆ also competed in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles during his prep career as well as several of the other sprint events โฆ the Cadetsโ 4x100-meter relay previously finished second in the Class 4A state meet his sophomore year with a time of 41.85 โฆ individually finished ninth that year in the state meet with a 40.63 time in the 300 hurdles.
- Consensus three-star prospect by thee likes of Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN โฆ ranked as high as No. 32 among quarterbacks nationally by 247Sports and No. 62 among prospects in the state of Georgia โฆ was No. 79 among Georgia prospects by Rivals and 55th among quarterbacks nationally.
- Committed to Texas Tech on April 8, 2025, in anticipation of enrolling at the university in January 2026 โฆ high school teammates with fellow Red Raider signee LaDamion Guyton, a five-star prospect in the same 2026 class โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: USF, Virginia, Miami (OH), Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, UCF and others.
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- Stephen Cannon ... born in Savannah, Georgia, to parents Stephen Sr. and Staci Cannon ... has two siblings, Jack and Tait ... second member of his family to play collegiate football as his grandfather starred at South Georgia. ย
- Interests are hunting and video games outside of football.
- A business management major at Texas Tech.
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