2021 Syracuse roster

96 players: 13 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 6 juniors, 9 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 22 states and 4 other countries; the most from New York (12) and Florida (11). The 2021 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
6	Garrett Shrader QBTransfer from Mississippi State4-star recruit		6′4″	225	Charlotte, NC	1,445 passing yards, 9 TD; 781 rushing yards, 14 TD
3	Tommy DeVito QB4-star recruit		6′2″	210	Cedar Grove, NJ	388 passing yards, 1 TD
15	JaCobian Morgan QB		6′4″	228	Canton, MS	3 passing yards
8	Justin Lamson QB3-star recruit		6′2″	222	El Dorado Hills, CA
14	Dillon Markiewicz QB	Fr.	6′5″	215	Mckinney, TX
18	Luke MacPhail QB		6′4″	212	Boston, MA

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
34	Sean Tucker RB3-star recruit		5′10″	205	Owings Mills, MD	1,496 rushing yards, 12 TD
39	Cooper Lutz RB	Jr.	5′11″	200	Reading, PA	9 tackles
27	Abdul Adams RB4-star recruit	Sr.	5′11″	210	Landover, MD	56 rushing yards
	Jarveon Howard RB		5′10″	200	Columbia, MS	79 rushing yards
5	Chris Elmore FB		6′0″	286	Chicago, IL	1 tackle
23	David Obeng-Agyapong RB	RS	5′11″	183	Bronx, NY

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
8	Trebor Pena WR		5′10″	186	Ocean Township, NJ	34 returns, 552 yards
9	Courtney Jackson WR		5′11″	189	Monroeville, PA	37 catches, 389 yards, 3 TD
7	Devaughn Cooper WR3-star recruit		5′11″	185	Los Angeles, CA	21 catches, 199 yards
85	Taj Harris WR		6′1″	185	Beverly, NJ	16 catches, 171 yards
4	Anthony Queeley WR	So.	6′2″	205	Orlando, FL	15 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD
5	Sharod Johnson WR		5′11″	185	Miami, FL	14 catches, 184 yards
9	Damien Alford WR3-star recruit		6′6″	210	Montreal, QC	13 catches, 249 yards, 2 TD
2	Umari Hatcher WR3-star recruit		6′3″	185	Woodbridge, VA	1 tackle
20	Ethan Fischler WR	So.	6′0″	180	Orinda, CA	1 catch, 5 yards
12	Russell Thompson-Bishop WR	Jr.	6′1″	247	Bloomfield, CT
80	Isaiah Jones WR3-star recruit		6′4″	200	Cocoa, FL
82	Nykeim Johnson WR	Sr.	5′8″	170	Washington, DC
83	Sam Warren WR	Fr.	5′10″	196	Tiburon, CA
84	Nate Wellington WR	Fr.	5′10″	189	Skaneateles, NY
86	Ja’Vontae Williams WR	Fr.	6′1″	210	Belle Glade, FL

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
81	Luke Benson TE		6′4″	233	Chalfont, PA	5 catches, 22 yards
19	Oronde Gadsden II TE3-star recruit		6′5″	236	Fort Lauderdale, FL	2 catches, 24 yards
	Maximilian Mang TE	Fr.	6′7″	267	Nuthetal, Germany	1 catch, 12 yards
7	Steven Mahar Jr. TE3-star recruit		6′5″	243	Rochester, NY
81	Landon Morris TE		6′5″	240	Indianapolis, IN

Offensive line 14

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

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
18	Cody Roscoe DL2-star recruit	Sr.	6′1″	275	Houston, TX	45 tackles, 7.5 sacks
85	Josh Black DL	Sr.	6′3″	284	Loves Park, IL	36 tackles, 1.5 sacks
9	Kingsley Jonathan DL3-star recruit	Sr.	6′3″	259	Baltimore, MD	20 tackles, 4.5 sacks
	McKinley Williams DL	Sr.	6′4″	270	Miramar, FL	24 tackles, 1.5 sacks
4	Caleb Okechukwu DL	So.	6′4″	276	Washington, DC	22 tackles, 1.5 sacks
90	Terry Lockett DL		6′2″	281	Springfield, MA	12 tackles, 2 sacks
1	Curtis Harper DL		6′2″	295	Mckeesport, PA	14 tackles, 1 sack
10	Steve Linton DE		6′5″	237	Dublin, GA	6 tackles, 1 sack
45	Kevon Darton DL		5′11″	271	Fitchburg, MA	9 tackles
99	Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff DL		6′4″	295	Bronx, NY	2 tackles
1	Latarie Kinsler DL3-star recruit	RS	6′3″	225	Pahokee, FL
15	Drew Tuazama DL		6′5″	260	Raleigh, NC
53	Garth Barclay DL	RS	6′7″	277	York, PA
53	Joe Rondi DL	Fr.	6′4″	260	Wayne, NJ
59	Ahmad Masood DL	RS	6′3″	250	Bloomfield Hills, MI
96	Elijah Wright DL	RS	6′3″	281	Syracuse, NY

Linebackers 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
3	Mikel Jones LB		6′1″	224	Miami, FL	109 tackles, 3 sacks
7	Stefon Thompson LB		6′1″	240	Long Island, NY	77 tackles, 4.5 sacks
2	Marlowe Wax LB		6′1″	236	Baltimore, MD	61 tackles, 7 sacks
9	Geoff Cantin-Arku LB3-star recruit		6′3″	240	Levis, QC	44 tackles, 1 sack
9	Leon Lowery LB		6′3″	245	Elizabeth, NJ	2 tackles
12	Anwar Sparrow LB		6′1″	225	Virginia Beach, VA	2 tackles
12	Jatius Geer LB		6′6″	250	Anderson, SC	1 tackle
1	Lee Kpogba LB3-star recruit		6′1″	234	Winston-salem, NC
33	Ryan Dolan LB	RS	6′0″	219	Novato, CA
42	Tyrell Richards LB	Jr.	6′4″	234	Brampton, ON

Defensive backs 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
2	Darian Chestnut DB3-star recruit		6′0″	195	Camden, NJ	43 tackles, 3 INT
8	Garrett Williams DB		6′0″	189	Harrisburg, NC	52 tackles
8	Justin Barron DB		6′4″	225	Rocky Hill, CT	42 tackles
14	Jason Simmons Jr. DBTransfer from New Mexico State3-star recruit		6′0″	198	Lancaster, TX	36 tackles, 1 INT
11	Ja’Had Carter S		6′1″	205	Richmond, VA	35 tackles
19	Robert Hanna DB3-star recruit		6′0″	170	Miami, FL	30 tackles, 1 sack
34	Eric Coley DB		6′2″	200	Manlius, NY	27 tackles
3	Adrian Cole CB		5′11″	192	Plantation, FL	21 tackles
26	Aman Greenwood DB		5′10″	200	Washington, DC	10 tackles
38	A.J. Calabro DB	So.	5′10″	195	Farmingdale, NJ	6 tackles
28	Ben Labrosse DB	Fr.	6′2″	200	Montreal, QC	3 tackles
15	Neil Nunn DB3-star recruit		6′0″	188	West Perrine, FL	1 tackle
6	Trill Williams DB4-star recruit	Jr.	6′2″	198	Yonkers, NY
20	Chase Atkinson CB		6′0″	195	Columbia, SC
27	Malcolm Folk DB		6′1″	192	Pottsgrove, PA
29	John Sweetwood DB	So.	6′0″	175	Essex Fells, NJ

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
91	Andre Szmyt PK		6′1″	199	Vernon Hills, IL	9 of 14 field goals
98	James Williams PK	Fr.	6′1″	205	Watkinsville, GA	40 punts, 38.4 average
95	Ian Hawkins PK		6′0″	210	San Diego, CA	26 punts, 37.2 average
46	Aaron Bolinsky LS		5′11″	220	Frackville, PA	2 tackles
94	Colby Barker P	Sr.	6′1″	215		1 punt, 8.0 average
31	Brandon Peskin PK	RS	6′2″	230	Long Island, NY
41	Joey Kelly LS	Fr.	6′1″	204	Phoenix, AZ
43	Mike Midkiff LS	Fr.	6′3″	216	Colorado Springs, CO

Hometowns of the 2021 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 12
Florida 11
New Jersey 9
Pennsylvania 8
California 6
North Carolina 5
Maryland 5
PQ 4

Top counties

Onondaga County, New York pop. 471,000 6
Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3
Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut pop. 977,000 3
District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 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’ 2021 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.