2020 Syracuse roster

114 players: 18 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 9 juniors, 7 seniors, 70 with no class listed. From 23 states and 4 other countries; the most from New York (18) and Florida (17). The 2020 season.

Quarterbacks 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
17	Rex Culpepper QB3-star recruit	Sr.	6′3″	221	Tampa, FL	1,028 passing yards, 9 TD
3	Tommy DeVito QB4-star recruit		6′2″	210	Cedar Grove, NJ	593 passing yards, 4 TD
15	JaCobian Morgan QB		6′4″	228	Canton, MS	285 passing yards, 2 TD
14	Dillon Markiewicz QB		6′5″	215	Mckinney, TX	0 passing yards
6	Drew Gunther QB	Fr.	6′3″	215	Chester Springs, PA
16	David Summers QB	Fr.	6′2″	214	Fairfield, CT
18	Luke MacPhail QB		6′4″	212	Boston, MA

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
34	Sean Tucker RB3-star recruit		5′10″	205	Owings Mills, MD	638 rushing yards, 4 TD
39	Cooper Lutz RB	So.	5′11″	200	Reading, PA	229 rushing yards, 1 TD
25	Jawhar Jordan RB3-star recruit		5′10″	185	Farmingdale, NY	72 rushing yards
1	Markenzy Pierre RB		5′11″	230	Orlando, FL	48 rushing yards
5	Chris Elmore FB		6′0″	286	Chicago, IL	1 catch, 5 yards
27	Abdul Adams RB4-star recruit		5′11″	210	Landover, MD
46	Devin Flowers RB	Fr.	6′0″	245	Glen Allen, VA
	Jarveon Howard RB		5′10″	200	Columbia, MS

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
85	Taj Harris WR		6′1″	185	Beverly, NJ	58 catches, 733 yards, 5 TD
4	Anthony Queeley WR	Fr.	6′2″	205	Orlando, FL	37 catches, 378 yards, 2 TD
82	Nykeim Johnson WR		5′8″	170	Washington, DC	20 catches, 323 yards, 4 TD
8	Trebor Pena WR		5′10″	186	Ocean Township, NJ	7 returns, 225 yards
9	Courtney Jackson WR		5′11″	189	Monroeville, PA	10 catches, 69 yards
18	Ed Hendrix WR3-star recruit	So.	6′3″	220	Washington, DC	4 catches, 55 yards
5	Sharod Johnson WR		5′11″	185	Miami, FL	3 catches, 10 yards
80	Isaiah Jones WR3-star recruit		6′4″	200	Cocoa, FL	1 tackle
9	Damien Alford WR3-star recruit		6′6″	210	Montreal, QC	1 catch, 3 yards
12	Russell Thompson-Bishop WR	So.	6′1″	247	Bloomfield, CT
20	Ethan Fischler WR		6′0″	180	Orinda, CA
81	Cameron Jordan WR	Jr.	6′3″	214	Wheatley Heights, NY
83	Sam Warren WR	RS	5′10″	196	Tiburon, CA
84	Nate Wellington WR	RS	5′10″	189	Skaneateles, NY
86	Ja’Vontae Williams WR	RS	6′1″	210	Belle Glade, FL
88	Kevin Mital WR	Fr.	6′1″	232	St. Hubert, QC

Tight ends 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
89	Aaron Hackett TE	Jr.	6′3″	237	Venice, FL	10 catches, 63 yards, 2 TD
81	Luke Benson TE		6′4″	233	Chalfont, PA	6 catches, 63 yards, 2 TD
7	Steven Mahar Jr. TE3-star recruit		6′5″	243	Rochester, NY	2 tackles
32	Zack Lesko TE	Sr.	6′0″	227	Solon, OH
49	Jesse Conners TE	Sr.	6′2″	230	Pittsford, NY
	Maximilian Mang TE	RS	6′7″	267	Nuthetal, Germany

Offensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
57	Dakota Davis OL	So.	6′5″	335	Mount Airy, MD	1 tackle
51	Anthony Red OL	RS	6′5″	277	Bloomfield, CT
52	Carlos Vettorello OL	Fr.	6′4″	292	Royal Oak, MI
54	Austin Chandler OL	Jr.	6′4″	312	Los Angeles, CA
55	Josh Ilaoa OL	RS	6′3″	323	Charlotte, NC
56	Darius Tisdale OL	So.	6′5″	301	South Brunswick, NJ
56	Patrick Alberga OL		6′3″	295	Saranac Lake, NY
58	Ryan Kisselstein OL	Fr.	6′6″	325	Syracuse, NY
60	Matthew Bergeron OL	Fr.	6′5″	322	Victoriaville, QC
63	Christopher Bleich OL	Fr.	6′6″	323	Hanover, PA
64	Josh Kosciol OL	RS	6′1″	307	Honeoye Falls, NY
68	Airon Servais OL		6′6″	300	Green Bay, WI
69	Patrick Davis OL	Jr.	6′5″	312	Gatineau, QC
70	Wil Froumy OL	Fr.	6′6″	300	Exeter, NH
72	Mark Petry OL		6′4″	301	Hochheim am Main, Germany
76	Qadir White OL3-star recruit	So.	6′7″	343	Bronx, NY

Defensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
85	Josh Black DL		6′3″	284	Loves Park, IL	38 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
9	Kingsley Jonathan DL3-star recruit		6′3″	259	Baltimore, MD	31 tackles, 3 sacks
	McKinley Williams DL		6′4″	270	Miramar, FL	34 tackles, 1 sack
18	Cody Roscoe DL2-star recruit	Jr.	6′1″	275	Houston, TX	17 tackles, 2 sacks
4	Caleb Okechukwu DL	Fr.	6′4″	276	Washington, DC	14 tackles, 1 sack
1	Curtis Harper DL		6′2″	295	Mckeesport, PA	16 tackles
10	Steve Linton DE		6′5″	237	Dublin, GA	14 tackles
15	Drew Tuazama DL		6′5″	260	Raleigh, NC	6 tackles
45	Kevon Darton DL		5′11″	271	Fitchburg, MA	5 tackles
1	Latarie Kinsler DL3-star recruit		6′3″	225	Pahokee, FL
3	Zach Morton DL3-star recruit	So.	6′4″	260	Detroit, MI
14	Cooper Dawson DL		6′5″	248	Hanahan, SC
53	Garth Barclay DL		6′7″	277	York, PA
53	Joe Rondi DL	RS	6′4″	260	Wayne, NJ
92	Jason Munoz DL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	243	Hollywood, FL
94	Kevin Lemieux DL	Fr.	6′4″	252	Ashburnham, MA
96	Elijah Wright DL		6′3″	281	Syracuse, NY

Linebackers 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
3	Mikel Jones LB		6′1″	224	Miami, FL	68 tackles, 4 INT
9	Geoff Cantin-Arku LB3-star recruit		6′3″	240	Levis, QC	61 tackles, 4 sacks
1	Lee Kpogba LB3-star recruit		6′1″	234	Winston-salem, NC	43 tackles, 1 sack
7	Stefon Thompson LB		6′1″	240	Long Island, NY	36 tackles, 2 sacks
2	Marlowe Wax LB		6′1″	236	Baltimore, MD	31 tackles, 3 sacks
42	Tyrell Richards LB		6′4″	234	Brampton, ON	26 tackles, 2 sacks
9	Leon Lowery LB		6′3″	245	Elizabeth, NJ	5 tackles
10	Juan Wallace LB		6′2″	215	Washington, DC
12	Anwar Sparrow LB		6′1″	225	Virginia Beach, VA
30	Tyler Cook LB	Fr.	6′1″	205	Chatham, NJ
33	Kadeem Trotter LB	Jr.	6′2″	226	Canton, OH
33	Ryan Dolan LB		6′0″	219	Novato, CA
48	Abrahim Kenneh LB	Fr.	6′0″	202	Syracuse, NY
90	Ishmael Goulbourne LB	Fr.	6′3″	207	West Palm Beach, FL

Defensive backs 22

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
8	Garrett Williams DB		6′0″	189	Harrisburg, NC	64 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
11	Ja’Had Carter S		6′1″	205	Richmond, VA	65 tackles, 2 INT
2	Ifeatu Melifonwu DB	Jr.	6′3″	213	South Grafton, MA	54 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
19	Robert Hanna DB3-star recruit		6′0″	170	Miami, FL	51 tackles, 1 INT
6	Trill Williams DB4-star recruit		6′2″	198	Yonkers, NY	23 tackles, 1 INT
26	Aman Greenwood DB		5′10″	200	Washington, DC	17 tackles
7	Andre Cisco DB	Jr.	6′0″	209	Valley Stream, NY	11 tackles, 1 INT
3	Adrian Cole CB		5′11″	192	Plantation, FL	11 tackles
28	Ben Labrosse DB		6′2″	200	Montreal, QC	11 tackles
20	Cam Jonas DB3-star recruit	So.	6′1″	210	West Palm Beach, FL	5 tackles, 1 sack
22	Kyle Lawrence Strickland DB	Sr.	6′0″	186	Roswell, GA	5 tackles
8	Justin Barron DB		6′4″	225	Rocky Hill, CT	4 tackles
34	Eric Coley DB		6′2″	200	Manlius, NY	4 tackles
15	Neil Nunn DB3-star recruit		6′0″	188	West Perrine, FL	3 tackles
20	Chase Atkinson CB		6′0″	195	Columbia, SC	1 tackle
37	Kevin Nusdeo DB	Jr.	6′1″	205	Orange, CT	1 tackle
11	Devon Clarke DB	Sr.	6′2″	197	Kissimmee, FL
22	Allen Stritzinger DB3-star recruit	Sr.	6′0″	194	Detroit, MI
29	John Sweetwood DB		6′0″	175	Essex Fells, NJ
38	A.J. Calabro DB	Fr.	5′10″	195	Farmingdale, NJ
39	Jake Wright DB	So.	6′1″	202	Jamesville, NY
40	Nate Erickson DB	Fr.	5′10″	190	Greene, NY

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2020
92	Nolan Joseph Cooney P	Sr.	6′3″	202	East Greenwich, RI	74 punts, 44.8 average
91	Andre Szmyt PK		6′1″	199	Vernon Hills, IL	9 of 11 field goals
31	Brandon Peskin PK		6′2″	230	Long Island, NY
41	Joey Kelly LS	RS	6′1″	204	Phoenix, AZ
43	Mike Midkiff LS	RS	6′3″	216	Colorado Springs, CO
46	Aaron Bolinsky LS		5′11″	220	Frackville, PA
93	Noah Nwosu P	So.	6′3″	216	Rockville, MD
98	James Williams PK	RS	6′1″	205	Watkinsville, GA

Hometowns of the 2020 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

New York 18
Florida 17
New Jersey 9
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 6
Washington, D.C. 5
Connecticut 5
PQ 5

Top counties

Onondaga County, New York pop. 471,000 8
District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 5
Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4
Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 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’ 2020 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.