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LeQuint Allen Commits to Syracuse

Class of 2022 running back picks Syracuse over other power five offers.

Mike McAllister

LeQuint Allen Commits to Syracuse
LeQuint Allen Commits to Syracuse /

Syracuse has picked up its second commitment in the 2022 class. Millville (N.J.) High running back LeQuint Allen announced his decision on Twitter on Friday. He also held offers from Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia and West Virginia, among others. He joins defensive back Cornell Perry in Syracuse's 2022 class. Allen is the first offensive commit for the Orange. 

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Allen is listed at 6-0, 180 pounds. He ran for 471 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior while adding 136 receiving yards and another score in seven games. Allen has also made a name for himself as a defensive back, performing well in seven on seven events. That includes the recent NFA East Regional. He had the game winning interception in the championship matchup. 

Allen is coming to Syracuse as a running back, though. He is the cousin of current Jacksonville Jaguars running back Ryquell Armstead who played his college ball at Temple. Armstead ran for 301 yards as a rookie in 2019, but missed the entire 2020 campaign after contracting covid-19 and struggling to recover. At Temple, Armstead ran for over 2,800 yards with 34 touchdowns from 2015-18. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. 

Syracuse also landed a high profile recruit from New Jersey last cycle in defensive back Duce Chestnut. Allen is the fourth Garden State standout to pick the Orange in the last three recruiting cycles. Running backs coach Mike Lynch and tight ends coach Reno Ferri were the primary recruiters for Allen. 

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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. 

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