In 2017: Appeared in 11 games on defense and on special teams … Set a career-best with 24 tackles … Recorded his first career sack at Fort Hays State (Sept. 7) … Four times during the season collected three total tackles … Finished the year with four quarterback hurries and one pass breakup ... Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.

In 2016: Played in all 12 games during the season, mainly as a backup and on special teams ... registered seven tackles with one tackle for loss ... recorded his first career tackle for loss in the win at Northeastern State ... had a season-high two tackles in the playoff game at Harding ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2015: Did not appear in any games during the year ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.

In 2014: Redshirted and did not play in any games ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In high school: Athree-year starter for head coach Pat Richard at Oak Grove ... was an All-State honoree as a tight end, an All-District and All-Conference pick as both tight end and defensive back ... as a senior he averaged 30 yards per catch and scored nine touchdowns, helping his team to the state quarterfinals ... recorded over 120 tackles and forced seven turnovers his final two seasons ... was a four-year letterwinner in football and track and three-year letterwinner in basketball ... helped lead the track team to back-to-back conference titles and the basketball team to conference and district crowns ... a member of the National Honor Society with a 3.93 grade point average

Personal: Engineering Technology major ... son of Shawn and Tiffany Kanak.