Syracuse Football Announces Captains For 2022 Season

The Orange will have seven captains this year.

Mike McAllister | Aug 27, 2022

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Syracuse football announced its team captains for the 2022 season on Saturday. The captains were chose by two team votes. Previously, linebacker Mikel Jones, offensive lineman Matthew Bergeron and kicker Andre Szmyt were selected as captains. Now four more join them in quarterback Garrett Shrader, cornerback Garrett Williams, fullback Chris Elmore and long snapper Aaron Bolinksy.

Mikel Jones is considered one of the best linebackers in the country. He elected to return this season instead of turn pro and is on numerous preseason award watch lists.

Bergeron is on the radar of NFL scouts and anchors a line that has undergone significant improvement over the last two seasons.

Szmyt was the first Syracuse kicker to win the Lou Groza Award. He had a down year last year, but is hoping to get back to his previous form with under new special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky.

Shrader started most of the games last season after taking over for the now departed Tommy DeVito. He was one of the best rushing quarterbacks in the ACC and is looking to build off of that this season as the unquestioned starter.

Williams returns to Syracuse after being one of the better cover corners in the ACC the last two seasons. He is on the radar of NFL scouts as well.

Elmore is one of the most versatile players in the country, spending time at defensive line, offensive line, tight end and fullback. He is entering his sixth year at Syracuse.

Bolinsky has been a strong long snapper for the Orange for the last few years and looks to continue that this season.

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Published Aug 27, 2022

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.