Widely regarded as one of the best LBs in the class of 2027, the All-State wrestler Kanneh racked up 49 total tackles,1 TFL, and a fumble recovery during his junior year. With a solid frame and around 3.5 minutes of tape to boot, it’s no wonder Kanneh has evolved into a sought-after prospect. If I had to describe his game in one word, it would be physical. Kanneh lays the wood when he collides with ball carriers, and he makes QBs pay for pulling the ball on zone read plays. He’s got better closing speed than I would’ve imagined a prospect of his size would have, and he moves with a certain amount of fluidity that makes him an alley-to-alley tackle threat. When he’s engaged with an offensive lineman, Kanneh fights tooth and nail to disengage, and often finds his mark after leaving the blocker. His patience when blitzing is admirable as well, and if he gets jammed up at the line, he does a great job of working down toward the ball carrier without leaving the trenches, and still ends the play with a big tackle. He’s the heart of that Huskies defense, and if he eats, they all eat. Kanneh is a prospect to watch in 2026.

The transition to 6A ball would not have gone so swimmingly without the efforts of tough, confident, weight-trained standouts like Samouka Kanneh, a Park Center transfer who is also a heckuva wrestler poised for a nice bump in the 2027 rankings. Ranked 6th in the loaded 189AAA rankings from The Guillotine, Kanneh also had a strong season with the Huskies 2025 football team, finishing as the third-leading tackler (49) according to MNFootballHub.

A brick with a neck roll smack dab in the middle of Andover’s defense, Kanneh shows big-time pop at the contact point, with hits so jarring that he knocked the ball loose and/or sending a ball-carrier twirling like a helicopter in mid-air (see the second rep of his highlights) on a couple hits off of pure power alone. He’s one of the biggest thumpers in Minnesota’s 2027 class, with good play speed, effective pursuit and leverage angles to the football, and the strength and agility to easily glide through and withstand big blocks and hits from climbing OL and streaking RBs around the box. Kanneh has college linebacker prospect written all over him.