Bemidji State University

2024 (R-Jr)
Captain
• 2024 Rimington Trophy Winner
• Minnesota Football Foundation Bobby Bell Award, College Impact Player of the Year
• Bemidji State Male Student-Athlete of the Year
• D2Football.com Elite 100 Preseason Watch List - Second Team Offense
• D2Football.com Elite 100 - First Team All-American
• D2CCA All-Super Region 4 First Team Offense
• D2CCA All-American Second Team Offense
• AP All-American First Team Offense
• Gene Upshaw Award Finalist
• All-NSIC First Team
• CSC Academic All-District
• CSC Academic All-American
• Academic All-NSIC Team of Excellence
Appeared in and started in all 14 games for the Beavers...Gannon’s blocking in the center of the Beavers’ offensive line led BSU to the national rankings and to the third round of the NCAA Division II Football playoffs. As a unit, the Beaver offense finished 47^th in the NCAA for 3^rd down conversion percentage, 22^nd in second down conversion, 48^th in completion percentage, 14^th in first downs offense, 27^th in rushing offense, 29^th in sacks allowed, 17^th in tackles for loss allowed, 25^th in time of possession and 35^th in winning percentage. 
 
Along with the Beaver offense dominating as a unit, the Beaver offensive line helped quarterbacks Sam McGath and Connor Carver, along with the BSU running back unit, to the national rankings as individuals. McGath finished 55^th and 42^nd in completion percentage and completions per game. He also finished 17^th in passing touchdowns, 29^th in passing yards, 14^th in points responsible for and 39^th in points responsible for per game. Running Jayden Washington finished 58^th in rushing yards and 103^rd in rushing yards per game.
 
Giving McGath time in the backfield allowed for Beaver wide receivers time to break into the rankings as well. Wide receiver Brice Peters, now an AFCA All-American, finished sixth in receiving touchdowns, 7^th in receiving yards, 32^nd in total touchdowns, 23^rd in receiving yards per game and 54^th in total points scored. 

2023 (Jr)
• Academic All-NSIC
Played in three games before suffering a season-ending injury... Awarded a Medical Redshirt

2022 (So)
• All-NSIC North First Team
• Fall NSIC All-Academic Team
Started all 13 games on the offensive line... Helped contribute to the nation's fifth-best offensive line in terms of sacks allowed per game (0.69) which led the NSIC... Contributed to the nation's 11th highest scoring offense (37.1) and 10th highest total offense (458.9) to also lead the NSIC... Protected quarterback Brandon Alt to a NSIC Offensive Player of the Year award and second consecutive Harlon Hill nomination... Helped the Beavers to the nation's fourth best passing offense (318.7)... Aided BSU to average 140.2 rushing yards.

2021 (RS-Fr)
• NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense
• Fall NSIC All-Academic Team
Started all 13 games... Contributed to the nation’s fifth-best offensive line in sacks allowed (9), fifth-highest passing offense (335.3 ypg), ninth-highest total offense (466.7 ypg) and 11th-best tackles for loss allowed (44)... Kept Harlon Hill Trophy finalist Brandon Alt upright en route to setting multiple BSU single-season passing records... Helped BSU’s rushing attack average 131.4 yards per game.

2020 (RS-Fr)
• Fall NSIC All-Academic Team
Fall season was canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 (Fr)
Redshirted

High School
Letter winner in football at Franklin High School under head coach Louis Brown… 2016 Honorable Mention All-Southeast Conference… 2016 WIAA Division 1 State Runner Up… Second Team All-Conference 2017… First Team All-Conference 2018… Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year… WFCA All-Region… WFCA Second Team All-State… AP Honorable Mention All-State.

Personal
Born Jan. 10, 2001… Son of Dan and Debi Gannon… Project management… Franklin High School Honor Roll 2015-19.