Deep Dive into Syracuse Football's 2021 Recruiting Class

A look at geographic and positional trends for Syracuse's 2021 class and where things stand with their top uncommitted targets.

Mike McAllister | Dec 1, 2020

Deep Dive into Syracuse Football's 2021 Recruiting Class /

Syracuse football's 2021 class currently sits at 21 players. With National Signing Day a little over two weeks away, let's take an in depth look at the class. Click on the links below for a write-up on that topic.

The Offensive Commits

The Defensive Commits

Geographical Analysis

Positional Analysis

Remaining Targets

The Orange's 2020 season has not gone as planned. They have suffered dozens of injuries that left them with less than 60 scholarship players at different points this season. That includes losing several key contributors for the season. Tommy DeVito has been out since the loss to Duke. His backup, Rex Culpepper, missed multiple games with an injury. Third string quarterback JaCobian Morgan suffered an injury against Louisville.

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Syracuse has also lost its three week one starting safeties. All-American Andre Cisco was hurt in warmups before the Georgia Tech game when he collided with a teammate. He did not return and subsequently declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Trill Williams has looked like he has had a nagging injury all season, and also declared for the NFL Draft. Eric Coley got hurt early in the year and has not started since.

The offensive line has also had injury issues, with Chris Elmore moving from fullback to guard because of those injuries. The injuries have been a key factor in Syracuse's 1-9 record to date.

Despite that, the 2021 commits have remained loyal to Dino Babers and staff. None have have indicated the down year has impacted their commitment status or their belief in the direction of the program.

Published Dec 1, 2020

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.