Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Cannon Earned His Shot

From the Mike Farrell Sports website (LINK):

Mike Farrell is the Godfather of college football recruiting. In the game for more than 25 years, Farrell was the national recruiting director at rivals.com for over 20 years.

And one of Farrell's ventures these days is helping players get notice from college coaches – for a price. Again from his site:

Mike and his team have the contacts, connections and following that will give you the best shot of continuing your football career at the collegiate level. 

Which brings us to this post on his FarrellPortal Xwitter account:

Green Alert Take: I'm sure a lot of would-be college players benefit from Farrell's service. I could be wrong, but I'm going to hazard a guess that Cannon would have been on Dartmouth's radar on his own. Accounting for a New Jersey state record 63 touchdowns (rushing and passing), recording a state-best 33 rushing touchdowns, completing 71.4 percent of his attempts for 2,747 yards, throwing 30 touchdown passes, and running for 1,673 yards last fall was going to win Cannon a lot of attention. And it's not like he popped up out of nowhere. As a junior he completed 69.7 percent of his passes for 1,944 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also ran for 1,095 yards and 18 touchdowns. As for the high academic piece, a story about his commitment reported him as having a 4.2 grade-point average and as being a member of the National Honor Society, which is something Ivy coaches have a way of learning pretty quickly.

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The Boston Herald has a story behind a paywall headlined Duxbury’s Delby Lemieux makes major change in hopes of NFL draft call. From the story (LINK):

Lemieux is very well on the NFL’s radar just days before the league’s annual draft, but it comes as a center, a position he never played in college, youth football or in his days starring at Duxbury.

“I knew if I was going to pursue this, playing-wise, it takes a special person to be able to play and fit the mold of a tackle in the NFL,” Lemieux said. “Just wanted to be versatile and put my best foot forward. I just started snapping informally after practice or with some of the younger guys when they were throwing the balls at the receivers and just trying to get comfortable with it, so when the time came, if that opportunity arrived I would be ready.”

And . . .

“He’s able to move inside where that’s where you got to have the football smarts and he has that already,” (Dartmouth coach Sammy) McCorkle said. “That was the advantage of him being at tackle, he’s essentially calling plays for us out there.”

And . . .

“I just think he’s just so competitive,” McCorkle said. “He wants to win. He’s not going to be intimidated. I think he’s got that quiet confidence to him. And he’s going to find a way and make a way to win. He’s going to figure it out and he’s going to figure it out fast. He knows it’s a big challenge. He knows you got to be ready all the time. And I think that’s the biggest thing with him. He’s confident, he knows what he can do and I think he’s going to be ready for that challenge and he’s definitely going to open some eyes.”

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A to Z sports has a piece headlined 7-round Colts mock draft has Indianapolis take a different approach than many expect, and it leads to a unique haul that recommends Indy grab Lemieux. From the story (LINK):

Round 7 pick 254: Dartmouth C/OT Delby Lemieux

Last up is a major sleeper in this year’s class that I think the Colts should target in round seven or as an undrafted free agent. Delby Lemieux, out of Dartmouth, was a three-year starter at left tackle for Dartmouth. Many believe he will make the move to center in the NFL. The Colts need a backup for Tanor Bortolini, but also could use tackle depth. Let Lemieux compete for both spots, and I think he has a real shot at making the roster.

Also, Boston's 98.5 The Sports Hub points to Lemieux has one of five potential Undrafted Free Agents the Patriots should pursue (LINK), and a Cincinnati Bengals A to Z story lists him as one of the potential Undrafted free agents to remember (LINK).

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EXTRA POINT
Sunday's snow has melted, the grass is about as green as it is going to get, and if I'm going to be completely honest, it's pretty shaggy out there. But I'm staring at a lot of mowing over the next few months, so I'm going to try to hold off for a few more days before I hop on the tractor.
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