All-American Bowl Defensive End Francois Nolton Sets Syracuse Official Visit

The former Florida Gators commit is one of the best pass rushers in the 2022 recruiting class.

Mike McAllister | Jan 4, 2022

All-American Bowl Defensive End Francois Nolton Sets Syracuse Official Visit /

Syracuse football will host one of the best pass rushers in the 2022 class for an official visit the weekend of January 14th. Miami (FL) Edison defensive end Francois Nolton tells AllSyracuse.com says he is taking the trip to get a closer look at the Orange.

Nolton is participating in All-American Bowl practice this week, with the game set to air at noon on Saturday, January 8th on NBC. Nolton is a former Florida Gators commit who reopened his recruitment when Dan Mullen and staff were let go. He also holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC and others.

During his senior season at Edison, Francois accumulated 80 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 25 sacks. His primary recruiter at Syracuse is Nick Monroe.

"Coach Monroe, our relationship is great," Nolton said.

Syracuse was the first school to offer Nolton, which came after his freshman season. Now he is playing in the All-American Bowl and is one of the best at his position in his class.

The All-American Bowl comprises of 100 high school seniors across the country and is one of the most prestigious high school all-star events. Francois is also one of five finalists for the Anthony Munoz Lineman of the Year award at the All-American Bowl.

Nolton says Oklahoma and Louisville are two other schools he is considering taking official visits to this month. He is listed at 6-5, 252 pounds on his hudl page.

Published Jan 4, 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.