Teams Syracuse 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Syracuse roster 95 players: 8 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 15 juniors, 47 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Florida (18) and New York (10). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 12 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 QB Jr. 6′4″ 226 Lake Oswego, OR 2,495 passing yards, 14 TD 16 Zack Mahoney QB 6′2″ 217 LaGrange Park, IL 471 passing yards, 3 TD 17 Rex Culpepper QB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 221 Tampa, FL 518 passing yards, 2 TD 11 Clayton Welch QB So. 6′5″ 243 Chico, CA 11 Donny Sanders QB RS 6′5″ 229 McLean, VA
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Dontae Strickland RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 204 Dayton, NJ 482 rushing yards, 4 TD 21 Moe Neal RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 195 Gastonia, NC 488 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Markenzy Pierre RB 5′11″ 230 Orlando, FL 89 rushing yards 5 Chris Elmore FB 6′0″ 286 Chicago, IL 56 rushing yards, 1 TD 29 Otto Zaccardo RB So. 5′10″ 212 Sudbury, MA 31 Kyle Kleinberg FB Jr. 6′0″ 237 Armonk, NY 40 Luke Erickson RB 6′0″ 211 Greene, NY
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 Steve Ishmael WR 6′2″ 209 Miami, FL 105 catches, 1,347 yards, 7 TD 1 Sean Riley WR So. 5′8″ 178 Los Angeles, CA 46 returns, 842 yards 3 Ervin Philips WR 5′11″ 181 West Haven, CT 89 catches, 904 yards, 4 TD 5 Devin C. Butler WR So. 6′3″ 194 District Heights, MD 33 catches, 327 yards, 1 TD 17 Jamal Custis WR 6′5″ 213 Philadelphia, PA 8 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD 82 Nykeim Johnson WR 5′8″ 170 Washington, DC 8 catches, 68 yards 83 Sean Avant WR 5′10″ 217 Miramar, FL 4 catches, 30 yards 19 Tyler Gilfus WR So. 6′1″ 199 Cape Vincent, NY 1 catch, 11 yards 84 K.K. Hahn WR 5′10″ 167 Bethesda, MD 85 Ben Brickman WR 5′8″ 172 Albany, NY 86 Adly Enoicy WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 228 Delray Beach, FL 88 Clay Austin WR 5′9″ 172 Montclair, NJ
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 68 Airon Servais OL 6′6″ 300 Green Bay, WI 1 tackle 56 Liam O’Sullivan OL 6′8″ 270 Chicago, IL 59 Aaron Roberts OL Jr. 6′4″ 292 Chicago, IL 60 Cody Conway OL Jr. 6′6″ 296 Plainfield, IL 61 Samuel Clausman OL 6′3″ 331 Pembroke Pines, FL 63 Evan Adams OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 352 Norwalk, CT 64 Colin Byrne OL 6′5″ 292 Coral Springs, FL 64 Ryan Alexander OL So. 6′3″ 307 Floral Park, NY 65 OL 6′7″ 309 Hillside, NJ 69 Patrick Davis OL RS 6′5″ 312 Gatineau, QC 71 Keaton Darney OL 6′3″ 271 Los Angeles, CA 72 Andrejas Duerig OL So. 6′3″ 326 Lowell, IN 75 Sam Heckel OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 280 Waukesha, WI 77 Mike Clark OL Fr. 6′8″ 318 Exton, PA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 94 DL So. 6′4″ 260 Converse, TX 30 tackles, 5 sacks 95 Chris Slayton DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 309 University Park, IL 28 tackles, 1 sack 55 DL So. 6′3″ 253 Indianapolis, IN 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks 97 Brandon Berry DL So. 6′4″ 244 Griffin, GA 28 tackles McKinley Williams DL 6′4″ 270 Miramar, FL 25 tackles 52 Kayton Samuels DL Jr. 6′0″ 320 Ellenwood, GA 12 tackles, 1 sack 45 Kenneth Ruff DL So. 6′1″ 308 Lauderhill, FL 9 tackles 85 Josh Black DL 6′3″ 284 Loves Park, IL 8 tackles 9 Kingsley Jonathan DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 259 Baltimore, MD 4 tackles, 1 sack 2 Justin Ellis DL Fr. 6′2″ 255 Roswell, GA 1 tackle 51 Shaquille Grosvenor DL So. 6′2″ 285 Linden, NJ 1 tackle 99 Jake Pickard DL So. 6′5″ 251 Short Hills, NJ
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 30 Parris Bennett LB 6′0″ 216 Detroit, MI 115 tackles, 2 sacks 4 Zaire Franklin LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 236 Philadelphia, PA 84 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Jonathan Thomas LB 6′1″ 209 Lawrenceville, GA 48 tackles, 1 INT 11 Austin Valdez LB 6′1″ 236 Sylvania, OH 38 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Ryan Guthrie LB Jr. 6′2″ 224 Cumming, GA 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks 12 Andrew Armstrong LB So. 6′2″ 230 Youngstown, OH 13 tackles 25 Kielan Whitner LB Jr. 6′0″ 215 Lawrenceville, GA 8 tackles 24 Shyheim Cullen LB So. 6′0″ 224 Lowell, MA 4 tackles 15 Tim Walton LB 6′2″ 232 Detroit, MI 1 tackle 27 Nadarius Fagan LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 213 Goulds, FL 39 Troy Henderson LB 5′11″ 215 Cleveland, OH 46 Adam Dulka LB 5′9″ 219 Brecksville, OH 46 Lakiem Williams LB So. 6′0″ 225 Tacoma, WA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 9 Evan Foster DB So. 6′0″ 215 West Bloomfield, MI 64 tackles, 1 INT 3 Christopher Fredrick DB So. 5′11″ 198 Conley, GA 45 tackles, 1 INT 23 Rodney Williams DB Jr. 5′10″ 187 Cherry Hill, NJ 46 tackles 11 Juwan Dowels DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Sunrise, FL 25 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jordan Martin DB 6′3″ 206 Upper Marlboro, MD 26 tackles 18 Scoop Bradshaw DB So. 5′11″ 178 Tampa, FL 21 tackles, 1 sack 7 Devin M. Butler DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 189 Leander, TX 20 tackles, 1 sack 19 Daivon Ellison DB 5′8″ 181 Linden, NJ 8 tackles 7 Devin M. Butler DB 6′1″ Washington, DC 2 tackles 16 Carl Jones DB So. 6′1″ 189 Twinsburg, OH 2 tackles 26 Tyrone Perkins DB Jr. 6′0″ 206 Glen Head, NY 18 rushing yards 8 Antwan Cordy DB 5′8″ 189 Homestead, FL 1 tackle 22 Cordell Hudson DB Jr. 5′11″ 189 Largo, FL 1 tackle 35 Kyle Lawrence Strickland DB Fr. 6′0″ 186 Roswell, GA 1 tackle 11 Devon Clarke DB 6′2″ 197 Kissimmee, FL 15 Anthony Lombardi DB 6′3″ 211 Stamford, CT 17 DuWayne Johnson DB So. 6′3″ 183 Washington, DC 22 Allen Stritzinger DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 194 Detroit, MI 43 Sean Onwualu DB 6′1″ 191 Sylmar, CA
Zaire Franklin, Jamal Custis, Rodney Williams Chris Elmore, Liam O’Sullivan, Aaron Roberts Ravian Pierce, Juwan Dowels, Kenneth Ruff Devin M. Butler, DuWayne Johnson, Nykeim Johnson Tim Walton, Allen Stritzinger, Parris Bennett Samuel Clausman, Sean Avant, McKinley Williams Sean Riley, Keaton Darney Jordan Martin, Devin C. Butler Justin Ellis, Kyle Lawrence Strickland Christopher Fredrick, Kayton Samuels Rex Culpepper, Scoop Bradshaw Daivon Ellison, Shaquille Grosvenor Jonathan Thomas, Kielan Whitner Ryan Alexander, Joe Pasquale Clay Austin, Jake Pickard Markenzy Pierre Eric Dungey Ervin Philips Dontae Strickland Devin M. Butler Antwan Cordy Steve Ishmael Evan Foster Kingsley Jonathan Sterling Hofrichter Austin Valdez Clayton Welch Devon Clarke Donny Sanders Andrew Armstrong Anthony Lombardi Carl Jones Zack Mahoney Tyler Gilfus Moe Neal Cordell Hudson Shyheim Cullen Tyrone Perkins Nadarius Fagan Otto Zaccardo Kyle Kleinberg Zack Lesko Ben Honis Alex Grossman Troy Henderson Luke Erickson Ryan Guthrie Sean Onwualu Adam Dulka Lakiem Williams Matt Allen Keller Cole Murphy Jesse Conners Nathan Hines Kendall Coleman Cody Conway Evan Adams Colin Byrne Jamar McGloster Airon Servais Andrejas Duerig Sam Heckel Mike Clark K.K. Hahn Ben Brickman Josh Black Adly Enoicy Aaron Hackett Nolan Joseph Cooney Jeffrey Chan Alton Robinson Chris Slayton Brandon Berry FL 18 NY 10 GA 8 IL 7 NJ 7 Hometowns of the 2017 Syracuse roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Florida 18 New York 10 Georgia 8 New Jersey 7 Illinois 7 Ohio 6 California 5 Maryland 5 Top counties Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4 Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 4 Nassau County, New York pop. 1.4 million 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2017 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Eric Dungey QB
Ben Honis TE
Jamar McGloster OL
Alton Robinson DL
Kendall Coleman DL