Maurice Canady

BIOGRAPHY

Maurice Canady was born on May 26, 1994, in Richmond, Virginia, and currently plays cornerback in the NFL. Canady attended Varina High School and played college football at the University of Virginia.

During high school, Canady passed for 704 yards, rushed for 1,090 yards and registered 280 receiving yards in 2011, he was named the Touchdown Club of Richmond's offensive MVP and first-team honoree on offense, had 10 pass breakups and one interception which was returned for a touchdown, he was team captain in 2011.

Canady played for the University of Virginia football team from 2012 to 2015. In 2012 Canady appeared in 11 of UVa's 12 games, he was one of nine UVa true freshmen to see action. In 2013 he appeared in nine games with eight starts, tied for seventh on the team with 44 tackles. No. 2 on the team with eight passes broken up, he led Virginia with a career-best 13 tackles against BYU. In 2014 Canady was one of 10 Cavaliers to start all 12 games of the season, he tied for the team lead with three interceptions for a total return of 69 yards. No. 2 in the ACC with 12 pass breakups. No. 2 in the ACC with 15 passes defended. In 2015 Canady started all 12 of UVA's games, made four tackles at No. 13 UCLA and three tackles against No. 9 Notre Dame, he returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown against William & Mary, the return was the fifth-longest punt return for a touchdown in program history and eighth-longest punt return overall in program history.

Canady was drafted by the Ravens in the sixth round, 209th overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. On August 31, 2019, the Baltimore Ravens signed Canady to a one-year contract.

He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2020.