Buffalo Transfer Devin Grant Commits to Syracuse

The Orange lands one of the best safeties from the portal.

Mike McAllister | Dec 18, 2023

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One of the best safeties in the transfer portal has committed to Syracuse. Buffalo transfer Devin Grant announced his decision to continue his college football career with the Orange on social media. Grant was a First Team All-Mac performer last season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

In his first year as a full time starter in 2023, Grant recorded 79 tackles, picked off five passes, forced one fumble and recovered two fumbles. His defensive coordinator, however, left his post to take the linebackers coach job at Syracuse. Grant will follow coach Rob Wright to the Orange.

As a high school prospect, Grant was rated a four star recruit by 247Sports and the second best player in New York in the 2022 class. He signed with the Bulls out of Holy Cross High School in Flushing (NY) over offers from Albany, Army, Fordham and James Madison.

As a transfers, Grant reported offers from Vanderbilt, Michigan State and Oklahoma State. Several other power five schools were expressing interest as well.

The 6-4, 190 pound safety is just the latest example of a huge offseason of change for Syracuse football under new head coach Fran Brown. He has created a lot of buzz around the Orange and helped land some highly regarded recruits and transfers.

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Published Dec 18, 2023

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.