Where Syracuse football stands with its scholarships ahead of the 2024 season.
Michael McAllister
Syracuse football has been busy on the recruiting trail, adding 25 high school/junior college players to its roster for the 2024 season and15more incoming transfers to date. On top of that, several more players have entered the transfer portal during the spring window while several more were left off of the spring roster. With all of that turnover including Syracuse adding multiple high profile transfers over the last few weeks, where does that put the Orange in terms of scholarships available? Here is our overall breakdown.
Scholarship players returning: 43
Incoming 2024 recruits: 25
Incoming transfers: 17
Total: 85
NCAA Limit: 85
Currently available: 0
For the full breakdown of the numbers above, including a full list of players in each category and scholarship breakdown by position, that is also listed below.
Keep in mind, the portal window is closed and does not open again until after the season. That means anyone who wishes to transfer will have to sit out a season. There could be other reasons why a player would no longer be on the roster and count against the scholarship limit. First, they could be medically disqualified by Syracuse. That would allow them to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Other reasons include not being academically eligible, kicked off the team for disciplinary reasons, retiring from football altogether, etc. If players leave the football program for one of those reasons, that of course allows Syracuse to pursue other options and improve its roster. Something the Orange has done a good job at to this point, as the roster looks vastly improved from a year ago including significantly more depth at key positions.
Here are the players listed in each category:
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RETURNING SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS (43)
Note: These are players that as of May 9, 2024 have not entered the portal nor declared for the NFL Draft, still have eligibility remaining and as far as we know remain on the team.
LeQuint Allen
Kadin Bailey
Justin Barron
Jayden Bellamy
Jakob Bradford
Donovan Brown
Berry Buxton
Tom Callahan
Alijah Clark
David Clement
Joe Cruz
Enrique Cruz
Braden Davis
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson
Greg Delaine
Brady Denaburg
Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff
Oronde Gadsden
Darrell Gill
Jaeden Gould
Umari Hatcher
Josh Ilaoa
Braylen Ingraham
Denis Jaquez
Kevin Jobity
Trevion Mack
Max Mang
Jalil Martin
Derek McDonald
Lysander Moeolo
Zyian Moultrie-Goddard
David Omopariola
Trebor Pena
Cornell Perry
Rashard Perry
Mark Petry
J'Onre Reed
Chase Simmons
Anwar Sparrow
Jack Stonehouse
Dan Villari
Marlowe Wax
David Wohlabaugh
CLASS OF 2024 RECRUITS (25)
Marcellus Barnes
Caden Brown
Jayden Brown
Travis Brown-Miller
Fatim Diggs
KingJoseph Edwards
Willie Goodacre
Ta'Ron Haile
Jaden Hart
Jaylan Hornsby
Malachi James
Jahide Lesaine
Braheem Long
Ibn McDaniels
Xavier Miles
Michael Nwokocha
Noah Rosahac
Emanual Ross
Vito Shevchenko
Ja'Meer Thomas
Jamie Tremble
Elijah Washington
Maraad Watson
Jakhari Williams
Yasin Willis
Note: Those listed in the "Class of 2024 Recruits" category include only high school and junior college recruits in the 2024 recruiting class who have committed to and/or signed with Syracuse football. It does not include players coming to the Orange from the transfer portal. Those players are listed in the section below.
INCOMING TRANSFERS (17)
Duce Chestnut
Fadil Diggs
Devin Grant
Isaiah Hastings
Yazeed Haynes
James Heard
Codie Hornsby
Michael Johnson Jr.
Clarence Lewis
Kyle McCord
Jackson Meeks
Joshua Miller
Justus Ross-Simmons
Marcus Washington
Savion Washington
Da'Metrius Weatherspoon
Dion Wilson
Note: Syracuse was previously linked to Alabama transfer cornerback Terrance Howard, who reportedly visited the Orangelast week for an official visit. However, the addition of Marcus Washington would seem to make the possibility of Howard joining on scholarship minimal. Syracuse may also look for a quarterback in the transfer portal. Someone to come in and compete for the backup job this season behind Kyle McCord, but with multiple years of eligibility to compete for the starting job in 2025 after McCord leaves. Remember, McCord only has one year of eligibility remaining. The Orange is also thin at running back with only three scholarship backs. Syracuse could look for an addition at that position as well.
SCHOLARSHIPS BY POSITION
Quarterback: 5
Running Back: 3
Wide Receiver: 11
Tight End: 6
Offensive Line: 19
Defensive Line: 13
Linebacker: 10
Defensive Back: 16
Specialists: 3
Total: 86
It is not unusual for a team to be heavy along the lines of scrimmage nor at wide receiver and defensive back. However, there may be a few more at offensive line than would be ideal.If a couple from that position group or others were to leave, Syracusecould use those scholarships to address running back, quarterback, and/or defensive tackle.
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