Syracuse greats
25 players, ranked by what they did at Syracuse: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Ernie Davis1961 Heisman
Don McPhersonHall of Fame, 2008
Larry CsonkaHall of Fame, 1989
Jim BrownHall of Fame, 1995
Dwight FreeneyHall of Fame, 2023
Tim GreenHall of Fame, 2002- Doc AlexanderHall of Fame, 1954
Floyd LittleHall of Fame, 1983
Art MonkHall of Fame, 2012
Marvin HarrisonHall of Fame, 2026
Vic HansonHall of Fame, 1973
Roger DavisConsensus All-American, 1959
Andre Szmyt2018 Lou Groza- Ted GregoryConsensus All-American, 1987
Donovan McNabbNo. 2 pick, 1999
Chris GedneyConsensus All-American, 1992- John FlanneryConsensus All-American, 1990
Justin PughNo. 19 pick, 2013
Chandler JonesNo. 21 pick, 2012
Harold WhiteConsensus All-American, 1915
Pete MacRaeConsensus All-American, 1923
Alfred CobbConsensus All-American, 1917
Bill HorrConsensus All-American, 1908- Lou UsherConsensus All-American, 1918
Kyle McCord10th in the 2024 Heisman vote
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