Panther Plus: Will be in the mix at safety for the Panthers in 2008 ... picked up five tackles for the White squad in the spring game.

2007: Redshirted.

High School: Named to the Des Moines Register's Elite All-State team ... first-team all-state (Class 4A) pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Des Moines Register ... tallied 3,970 career rushing yards at Sioux City East High School ... rushed for 1,759 yards and 24 touchdowns in leading his prep squad to the Missouri River Conference title and a berth into the state playoffs as a senior ... rushed for 1,876 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior, while earning second-team all-state honors ... rushed 33 times for 364 yards and six touchdowns against Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson as a junior ... rushed for 335 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore ... had 16 100-plus rushing efforts as a junior and a senior ... registered 69 tackles in 2006 ... high school coach: Steve Zediker.

Personal: Moved to Sioux City from Bastroup, La., when he was six years old ... born June 5, 1989, in Bastroup, La. ... son of Debra Canady ... has a sister, Trellany ... majoring in business.