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Syracuse football has been busy on the recruiting trail, adding 24 high school/junior college players to its roster for the 2024 season and a dozen more incoming transfers. Where does that put the Orange in terms of scholarships available? Here is our breakdown.
Scholarship players returning: 58
Incoming 2024 recruits: 24
Incoming transfers: 12
Total: 94
NCAA Limit: 85
Currently available: -9
Keep in mind, the portal window will reopen after spring ball. At that point, more Syracuse players will leave. In fact, it could open up scholarships for the Orange to pursue transfers from other schools to round out the roster. There is still a lot left to be determined.
Here are the players listed in each category:
RETURNING SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS (58)
Note: These are players that as of March 15, 2024 have not entered the portal, announced their intention to enter the portal nor declared for the NFL Draft and still have eligibility remaining.
LeQuint Allen
Kadin Bailey
Justin Barron
Jayden Bass
Belizaire Bassette
Jayden Bellamy
Jakob Bradford
JJ Branham
Donovan Brown
Berry Buxton
Tom Callahan
Alijah Clark
David Clement
Bryce Cohoon
Joe Cruz
Enrique Cruz
Braden Davis
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson
Greg Delaine
Brady Denaburg
Kalen Ellis
Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff
Oronde Gadsden
Darrell Gill
Khalib Gilmore
Ty Gordon
Jaeden Gould
Umari Hatcher
Josh Ilaoa
Braylen Ingraham
Denis Jaquez
Kevin Jobity
Austyn Kauhi
Kendall Long
Trevion Mack
Max Mang
Jalil Martin
Derek McDonald
Lysander Moeolo
Joe More
Zyian Moultrie-Goddard
David Omopariola
Muwaffaq Parkman
Trebor Pena
Cornell Perry
Rashard Perry
Mark Petry
Juwaun Price
J'Onre Reed
Austin Roon
Chase Simmons
Jalil Smith
Anwar Sparrow
Jack Stonehouse
Dan Villari
Max Von Marburg
Marlowe Wax
David Wohlabaugh
CLASS OF 2024 RECRUITS (24)
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
Ja'Meer Thomas
Jamie Tremble
Elijah Washington
Maraad Watson
Jakhari Williams
Yasin Willis
INCOMING TRANSFERS (12)
Duce Chestnut
Fadil Diggs
Devin Grant
Isaiah Hastings
Yazeed Haynes
James Heard
Codie Hornsby
Kyle McCord
Jackson Meeks
Joshua Miller
Da'Metrius Weatherspoon
Dion Wilson
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