Elijah Mc-Cantos
SAF · #13 · 
Colorado State · SR · 6'0" · 190 · Little Haiti, FL
Transferred from APP · Projected FS starter
56 2025 tackles
0 · 1 2025 sacks · TFL
4 2025 INT + PD
35 Career games (13 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2025 Percentile vs SAFs
Tackles per game 4.7 88
Havoc plays 1 53
INT + pass breakups 4 85
Forced fumbles 0 0
The situation
Colorado State 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 13.3% 9
Line yards per carry allowed 3.1 5
Sack rate 5.1% 29
2025 Game log
with Appalachian State| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | Lindenwood Lions | 1 | 1 | |||
| W3 |  @ USM | 3 | 1 | |||
| W5 |  @ BSU | 4 | ||||
| W6 |  ORST | 3 | ||||
| W7 |  @ GAST | 3 | ||||
| W8 |  CCAR | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| W12 |  @ JMU | 3 | ||||
| W14 |  ARST | 8 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#690 Anthony Hankerson RB · St. Thomas Aquinas COLO
#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
#63 Jameson Wharton Hendersonville VAN
#64 Jhamal Shelby Jr. St. Augustine LT
#65 Elijah Mc-Cantos Miami Edison ILL
Elijah Mc-Cantos Miami Edison ILL#66 Joshua Thompson St. John's College STAN
2025 · 53th pctile of SAFs Recruit · 72th pctile of class