Elijah Mc-Cantos
SAF · #13 · 
Colorado State · SR · 5'11" · 190 · Little Haiti, FL
Projected FS starter
16 2026 tackles
0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
39 Career games (16 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Appalachian State | 12 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Appalachian State | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  Illinois | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Percentile vs SAFs
Tackles per game 4.0 86
Havoc plays 0 0
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0
The situation
Colorado State 2026 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 17.8% 1
Line yards per carry allowed 3.8 0
Sack rate 3.3% 12
2026 Game log
| Week | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | 4 | ||||
| W3 |  BYU | 4 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#678 Hayden Schwartz DL · The Bolles School MINN
#678 Eli Hall DL · Crest WAKE
#690 Elijah Mc-Cantos CB · Miami Edison ILL
Elijah Mc-Cantos CB · Miami Edison ILL#706 Joshua Wood QB · Graham-Kapowsin FRES
#707 Che Nwabuko WR · Manor PITT
CBs in the class
#61 Brian Dilworth Chaminade-Madonna KU
#63 Jameson Wharton Hendersonville VAN
#64 Elijah Mc-Cantos Miami Edison ILL
Elijah Mc-Cantos Miami Edison ILL#66 Joshua Thompson St. John's College STAN
2026 · 0th pctile of SAFs Recruit · 72th pctile of class
The pedigree says there is more in there.