2018 Football Roster
Cannon, Diamon
Jersey Number 6
Diamon Cannon
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Shoemaker
Bio
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and two-year returning starter … has played in 31 career games and has started 17 contests … has 118 career tackles, eight stops for -24 yards, five pass break-ups and two forced fumbles ...
2018 – Played in all 12 games and started nine contests … had 52 stops, three tackles for -15 yards, one sack for -12 yards and three pass break-ups... had 4 tackles, one TFL for -12 yards and one PBU vs. UCA in the opener ... tallied 8 tackles, one TFL for -2 yards and one PBU at Texas ... totaled 3 stops and one PBU at Temple ... had 6 stops vs. Houston, #23 USF and Arkansas ... compiled a season-high 9 tackles vs. Tulane ... came off the bench vs. UConn after arriving in the 1st quarter from a family funeral ... had 6 stops off the bench vs. SMU …
2017 – Played in all 12 games and started eight contests … had 60 tackles, 4.5 TFLs for -8 yards, two PBUs, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick … totaled a career-high 10 tackles and 0.5 TFL for -1 yards at Tulane … had seven tackles and blocked at PAT vs. Temple … had seven tackles, one interception and one forced fumble at #23 USF … tallied 5 tackles and one PBU vs. #21 Memphis … had six stops, two TFLs for -2 yards and one forced fumble at UConn … had eight tackles vs. Navy … saw his first career start vs. New Mexico and had seven tackles and one fumble recovery … had four tackles, two TFLs for -5 yards and one PBU against Louisiana …
2016 – Played in seven games … saw most of his playing time on special teams … totaled six tackles and one QB hurry … had a season-best two stops against Central Michigan in the Miami Beach Bowl …
2015 – Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2015 season due to red-shirt status.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a two-year letterman and starter at Robert Shoemaker High School … played safety as a senior and at linebacker his junior season … earned academic all-district accolades his senior campaign … was a second-team all-district selection as a junior … also lettered four years in baseball … high school football coach was Channon Hall.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL player is Julio Jones … lists the movies All About the Benjamins and Mr. & Mrs. Smith as his favorites … his favorite sports movie is The Longest Yard … lists Denzel Washington as his favorite actor … Lebron James is his favorite professional athlete … the most memorable place he has visited is Jamaica … most memorable sports moment was Tulsa’s comeback victory from a 31-0 deficit to Fresno State in 2016 … favorite musician is Kanye West … his favorite candy is life saver gummies … has owned over 150 pairs of shoes at one time … his dream job is to own a shoe store … Evander Holyfield is the most famous person that he’s ever met … majoring in management … has five siblings … parents are Clarence Cannon and Francine Stewart … born September 2, 1997 in Amberg, Germany. (pronounced die-mon)
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