Sal Cannella


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Position: TE
Jersey #: 87
Date of Birth: December 2, 1996
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 242 lbs
College: Auburn
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2025 by
First Team: (2025)
Last Team: CLE (2026)

Receiving Stats (WR / TE)

Year Team Games Rec Targets Rec Yds TDs YAC 1st Downs Fumbles Fantasy
2025CLE2251105101

Career Summary

Junior college transfer at Auburn.

Sal Cannella played at Scottsdale Community College before joining Auburn, where he contributed at tight end and wide receiver.

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High School

Football and basketball at St. Viator.

Cannella earned all-area and all-Northwest recognition at St. Viator High School in Illinois. He caught 31 passes for 521 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior and also earned basketball honors.

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College Career

Receiving contributions for the Tigers.

Cannella caught 29 passes for 449 yards and seven touchdowns at Scottsdale in 2016. He enrolled at Auburn in January 2017. In 2019, he caught 10 passes for 188 yards, including touchdowns against Alabama and Minnesota in the Outback Bowl.

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30032, 00-0037015, 1996-12-02, Sal Cannella, Sal, Cannella

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Current player ranking

#111Tight Ends

MFT Score: 41.2

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