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2024 Football Roster

John Knope
Dan Sanger

56 Canaan Yarro

  • Position OL
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 300
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Provo, Utah
  • High School Timpview HS
  • Previous School Southern Utah

Biography

AWARDS
  • 2024 Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • 2024 CUSA Preseason Watch List
  • 2023 Second Team All-Conference USA
  • 2023 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
  • 2023 HERO Sports Preseason Third Team All-American - Group of Five
  • 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Fourth Team
  • 2022 College Football Network Second Team All-Independent

2024 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in and started 11 of the Aggies’ 12 games… Served as a game captain for all 11 games he appeared in… Was the highest-graded center in all of Conference USA according to Pro Football Focus.

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Played and started all 15 games during the Aggies' ten-win season... earned a Second Team All-Conference USA selection... helped lead an NM State offense that tallied 6,191 yards of offense, including 2,985 rushing yards and 51 total touchdowns. 

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 11 games for the Crimson & White en route to a Quick Lane Bowl victory over Bowling Green... earned a Second Team All-Independent selection from College Football Network. 

Fall 2021 (Redshirt Freshman at Southern Utah) | Retained his eligibility classification from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Appeared in all 11 games for the Thunderbirds on offensive line…Appeared at the top of Southern Utah's depth chart at center for all 11 contests.

Spring 2021 (Freshman at Southern Utah) | 2020 season postponed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Was a member of the starting lineup for all six of the team's games…Named a Big Sky All-Academic Team member…Collected SSPS 2021 Second Team All-FCS Freshman honors.

2019 (Freshman at Southern Utah) | Took part in just three contests, allowing him to retain his eligibility heading into the 2020-21 academic year…Made his first collegiate start by lining up at right guard in a win over Idaho State (Oct. 26).

High School | Rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com...Offensive line MVP at the Nike Opening in Las Vegas…Two time All-State team selection by the Deseret News…Three time All-Region selection …Three year, 33 game starter at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah…Part of the two time All-State Championship team…Offensive line MVP D1 Utah.

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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'1" 295 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'1" 300 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2024Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'1" 300 lbs
    56