2020 Football Roster
Roster
Cantin-Arku, Geoff

Jersey Number 31
Geoff Cantin-Arku
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 227
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lévis, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- Cégep Garneau
Bio
Career Overview: Starting middle linebacker, who also played significantly on special teams ... Left the program to enter the transfer portal in week 11 of the 2021 season ... Had 107 tackles (79 solo), 10.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a touchdown in his career at SU.
Sophomore Year (2021): Played in the Orange's first 10 games at linebacker and on special teams before entering the transfer portal in week 11 ... Had 43 tackles, which finished the year sixth among Orange players, four tackles for loss, one sack, a QB hurry and a forced fumble ... Had seven tackles against Ohio (9/4) ... Made two tackles and had a tackle for loss against Rutgers (9/11) ... Made three tackles and had a TFL against UAlbany (9/18) ... Made six tackles and had 0.5 sacks in the win over Liberty (9/24) ... Had three tackles at Florida State (10/2), his third-straight game with a tackle for loss ... Had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Made three tackles against Clemson (10/15) ... Made six tackles and had a quarterback hurry against Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had a season-high five solo tackles and tied his season best with six total tackles and a forced fumble against Boston College (10/30) ... Made four solo tackles at Louisville (11/13).
Sophomore Year (2020): Played in all-11 games with 10 starts at linebacker … Fourth on the team with 63 tackles, third with 6.0 tackles for loss and led all ‘Cuse defenders with 4.0 sacks … Also forced two fumbles and recovered one more … Had eight tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had seven tackles, two TFLs and a quarterback hurry at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Made seven tackles and had a career-high two quarterback hurries against Georgia Tech … Career-high 10 tackles and also forced and recovered a fumble, returning it for a touchdown against Duke (10/10) … Made five tackles (all solo) and had a pair of sacks at Louisville (11/20) … Had a pair of sacks in the season finale at Notre Dame (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams ... Made his college debut as a member of the kickoff coverage team versus Western Michigan (9/28) ... Recorded the first tackle of his career at NC State (10/10).
High School: Linebacker for head coach Claude Juneau … Rated the No. 3 overall prospect from Canada by ESPN … Ranked one of the top outside linebackers in the Class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 30), 247Sports.com (No. 42) and ESPN (No. 63) … Logged 55.5 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and intercepted two passes as a senior to lead Garneau to an appearance in the Division I final of the 2018 Bol d’Or … Team captain.
Personal: Geoffrey Cantin-Arku … Born on October 9, 1998 in Quebec, Canada … Son of Nancy Cantin … Two brothers, one sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Sophomore Year (2021): Played in the Orange's first 10 games at linebacker and on special teams before entering the transfer portal in week 11 ... Had 43 tackles, which finished the year sixth among Orange players, four tackles for loss, one sack, a QB hurry and a forced fumble ... Had seven tackles against Ohio (9/4) ... Made two tackles and had a tackle for loss against Rutgers (9/11) ... Made three tackles and had a TFL against UAlbany (9/18) ... Made six tackles and had 0.5 sacks in the win over Liberty (9/24) ... Had three tackles at Florida State (10/2), his third-straight game with a tackle for loss ... Had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Made three tackles against Clemson (10/15) ... Made six tackles and had a quarterback hurry against Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had a season-high five solo tackles and tied his season best with six total tackles and a forced fumble against Boston College (10/30) ... Made four solo tackles at Louisville (11/13).
Sophomore Year (2020): Played in all-11 games with 10 starts at linebacker … Fourth on the team with 63 tackles, third with 6.0 tackles for loss and led all ‘Cuse defenders with 4.0 sacks … Also forced two fumbles and recovered one more … Had eight tackles in the season opener at North Carolina (9/12) … Had seven tackles, two TFLs and a quarterback hurry at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Made seven tackles and had a career-high two quarterback hurries against Georgia Tech … Career-high 10 tackles and also forced and recovered a fumble, returning it for a touchdown against Duke (10/10) … Made five tackles (all solo) and had a pair of sacks at Louisville (11/20) … Had a pair of sacks in the season finale at Notre Dame (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams ... Made his college debut as a member of the kickoff coverage team versus Western Michigan (9/28) ... Recorded the first tackle of his career at NC State (10/10).
High School: Linebacker for head coach Claude Juneau … Rated the No. 3 overall prospect from Canada by ESPN … Ranked one of the top outside linebackers in the Class of 2019 by Rivals.com (No. 30), 247Sports.com (No. 42) and ESPN (No. 63) … Logged 55.5 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack and intercepted two passes as a senior to lead Garneau to an appearance in the Division I final of the 2018 Bol d’Or … Team captain.
Personal: Geoffrey Cantin-Arku … Born on October 9, 1998 in Quebec, Canada … Son of Nancy Cantin … Two brothers, one sister … Enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Fran Brown Show
Thursday, September 18
Steve Angeli & Darrell Gill Jr. postgame interview vs. Colgate
Tuesday, September 16
Fran Brown Press Conference | Clemson Week
Monday, September 15
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 15