Syracuse Football Recruiting Class 2017
| Commitments: | 23 | ACC Rank: | 11 | National Rank: | 55 | ||||
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| PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | SCHOOL | ST | RANK | NAT | STATE | NOTES |
| Brandon Berry | DE | 6-4 | 230 | Highland Community College | KS | *** | Top 175 (JUCO) | Top 25 (JUCO) | Late prospect who emerged on Syracuse's radar after a solid season at Highland Community College; also considered late offers from Minnesota and Colorado State; |
| Eric Coley | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Fayetteville-Manilus | NY | *** | Top 950 | Top 10 | Son of Syracuse defensive line coach Vinson Reynolds; capable of playing either safety or cornerback |
| Dakota Davis | OL | 6-5 | 310 | Glenelg | MD | *** | Top 1,150 | Top 20 | Former prep teammate of Florida State lineman David Robbins; one of several late June Syracuse pledges |
| Patrick Davis | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Champlain Regional College | Quebec, Canada | *** | Top 1,950 | No. 1 (Canada) | Part of Syracuse's new aggressive approach to recruiting Canada; pledged to the Orange in early Orange after impressing the Syracuse coaches in a June camp appearance; one of two offensive linemen in Syracuse's class |
| Tommy Devito | QB | 6-2 | 195 | Don Bosco Prep | NJ | *** | Top 350 | Top 10 | Earned prestigious invitations to Elite 11 finals and The Opening; former NFL QB Trent Dilfer compares him to Aaron Rodgers |
| Chris Elmore | DT | 6-0 | 280 | Phillips Academy | IL | *** | Top 1,350 | Top 50 | Longtime Western Michigan commitment who backed away from that pledge when Syracuse came calling in January; committed on late January official visit to Syracuse; huge addition to Orange class as the only projected defensive tackle |
| Nadarius Fagan | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Miami Southridge | FL | *** | Top 675 | Top 100 | Claimed offers from the likes of Alabama and LSU; intends on enrolling at Syracuse in January |
| Ryan Guthrie | LB | 6-2 | 215 | Ellsworth Community College | IA | *** | Top 175 (JUCO) | Top 10 (JUCO) | Led all Junior College defenders nationally in solo tackles, with 107, and was third in total tackles, with 139, to earn JUCO All-American honorable mention honors; initially committed to Tulane during the fall before switching to Syracuse in mid-December |
| Aaron Hackett | TE | 6-3 | 225 | Venice | FL | *** | Top 1,625 | Top 250 | Projected as a pass-catching tight end in Syracuse's offense; could see early playing time given Cuse's anticipated losses at TE after 2016 |
| Curtis Harper | DT | 6-2 | 290 | McKeesport | PA | *** | Top 1,800 | Top 40 | First defensive tackle to join Syracuse's 2017 class; chose Orange over ACC Atlantic rivals Boston College and Wake Forest |
| Nykeim Johnson | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Friendship Academy | DC | *** | Top 1,000 | Top 10 | Projected as a slot receiver with the Orange; reportedly ran a 4.42 40-yard dash this spring |
| Sharod Johnson | WR | 5-11 | 175 | Booker T. Washington | FL | *** | Top 1,150 | Top 175 | Family friend of former Orange standout Durell Eskridge; named third-team All-Dade County as a junior; claims to be solidly committed |
| Cameron Jordan | WR | 6-4 | 190 | Half Hollow Hills West | NY | *** | Top 1,525 | Top 15 | Produced over 850 receiving yards as a junior, earning second-team All-Long Island honors by New York Newsday |
| Jonathan Kingsley | DE | 6-4 | 220 | St. Frances | MD | *** | Top 600 | UR | Native of Nigeria; transferred from Eastern Alamance HS in Mebane, NC to St. Frances in Baltimore after transcript/eligibility issue. Initially projected as 2019 recruit, "reclassified" to 2017 class |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | DB | 6-3 | 185 | Grafton Memorial Senior | MA | *** | Top 1,575 | Top 5 | His older brother, Obi Melifonwu, currently plays at UConn; one of three SU pledges over Fourth of July weekend |
| Zach Morton | DE | 6-4 | 225 | Cass Technical | MI | *** | Top 725 | Top 15 | Former prep teammate of Syracuse incoming freshman Tim Walton; has played mostly LB in high school, but projected as a DE in college |
| Ravian Pierce | TE | 6-4 | 225 | Southwest Mississippi Community College | MS | *** | Top 25 (JUCO) | Top 10 (JUCO) | Initially committed to Mississippi State but back away from that pledge in November; took official visits to Mississippi State and LSU before signing with Syracuse; second projected TE in this class for the Orange |
| Markenzy Pierre | RB | 5-11 | 200 | St. Thomas Aquinas | FL | *** | Top 1,700 | Top 275 | Committed in July to Western Kentucky, but decommitted from Hilltoppers and recommitted to Syracuse two days after receiving a scholarship offer from the Orange in late October |
| Tyrell Richards | LB | 6-3 | 220 | Central Peel | Ontario | *** | Top 1,775 | No. 2 (Ontario) | Comes to Syracuse from Ontario, Canada; plans to major in Syracuse’s storied Communications program |
| Allen Stritzinger | RB | 6-0 | 185 | De La Salle Collegiate | MI | *** | Top 750 | Top 20 | While most schools recruited him as a defensive back, Syracuse won out by recruiting Stritzinger as a running back; friends with fellow Cuse pledge Eric Coley |
| Russell Thompson-Bishop | WR | 6-2 | 200 | Bloomfield | CT | *** | Top 1,850 | Top 10 | Became the fifth projected wide receiver to join Syracuse’s class; also excels in basketball and track and field at Bloomfield High School |
| Kadeem Trotter | DB/LB | 6-3 | 195 | McKinley | OH | *** | Top 1,200 | Top 50 | Capable of playing outside linebacker or strong safety for the Orange; looking for a healthy senior season after missing much of sophomore and junior seasons with injuries |
| Mykelti Williams | DB | 6-0 | 180 | Iowa Western | IA | *** | Top 80 (JUCO) | Top 5 (JUCO) | Signed with Notre Dame out of Warren Central High School in Indianapolis; elected to transfer from South Bend, and signed with Syracuse after spending a season at Iowa Western Community College; will have three years of eligibility with Orange starting in 2017 |
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