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Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse will host its second one-day camp of the summer on Saturday, and it's clear linebackers coach Clark Lea will have the most interesting group of prospects to work out.
Colonia (N.J.) High School's Solomon Manning and Aquinas (Rochester, N.Y.) Institute's Jamir Jones both head to SU with scholarship offers already in hand.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Manning is rated three stars and the No. 41 outside linebacker in the 2016 cycle by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. His offer sheet also includes North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Old Dominion, among others, after recording 100 tackles, five sacks and two forced fumbles last season, according to NJ.com.
Manning, who informed Syracuse.com of the visit via Twitter direct message, recently told NJ.com's Todderick Hunt that he plans on making a commitment decision by Monday. His visit was first reported by Mike McAllister of CuseNation.com.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Jones is rated three stars and the No. 64 outside linebacker in the 2016 cycle by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. His offer sheet also includes Pittsburgh, Boston College, Rutgers, Connecticut and Old Dominion, among others.
Jones is considered by some to be an outside linebacker/defensive end prospect and others as an athlete who could play either side of the ball, according to USA Today. His older brother, Jarron Jones, was a Class of 2011 defensive tackle that SU coveted. He ultimately chose Notre Dame.
Jamir Jones announced his trip to Syracuse on Twitter.
Here's a look at some other expected camp attendees for SU on Saturday:
Darius Gibson, C/O 2016 QB: The 6-foot, 185-pound Frank (Somerset, N.J.) High School junior has offers from Cornell and Harvard and is receiving interest from Army, Georgetown, Pennsylvania, Yale, and Ball State, he told RecruitingNewsGuru in May. He completed 51-of-132 passes for six touchdowns and eight interceptions last season, per NJ.com, and trains privately with former SU quarterback Madei Williams.
Jason Harrison Jr., C/O 2016 DB: The 6-foot, 185-pound Lincoln (Jersey City, N.J. High School junior holds offers from Liberty and Delaware State. He logged 50 tackles and two interceptions as a junior, per MaxPreps.com. Harrison's teammate, wide receiver Frank Darby, left SU two weeks ago with the Orange on top of his list.
Kyle LaRocca, C/O 2016 QB: The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Bishop Kearney (Rochester, N.Y.) High School junior has no known scholarship offers. He threw for 1,923 yards and 23 touchdowns in his first season after transferring from Rush-Henrietta High School, according to Raja El-Amin of Changing The Community, LaRocca's 7-on-7 football team.
Mahkai Lee, C/O 2017 DB: The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Alexis I. duPont (Wilmington, Del.) High School sophomore has no known scholarship offers. He camped at Rutgers last weekend and has taken unofficial visits to Temple, Villanova and Delaware since April, according to 247Sports.com. Lee recorded 26 tackles in six games played last season, per MaxPreps.com.
Alec Lindstrom, C/O 2017 OG/DE: The 6-foot-4, 190-pound Shepherd Hill (Dudley, Mass.) Regional High School sophomore is back for his second camp in as many weeks. He recorded 13 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and 2.5 sacks in 11 games played last season, according to MaxPreps.com. Most notably, Lindstrom is teammates with 2016 tight end target Sean McKeon, who is visiting Michigan this weekend, and the younger brother of Boston College offensive guard Chris Lindstrom, who enrolled at BC in January.
Thomas Lopez, C/O 2016 OL: The 6-foot-5, 280-pound Middletown (N.J.) High School South junior returns after visiting SU for its spring scrimmage on April 4. Lopez, who does not have any known offers, underwent shoulder surgery in December camped at Rutgers last weekend, according to 247Sports.com.
Kyle Phipps, C/O 2016 RB/DB: The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Linden (N.J.) High School prospect has no known scholarship offers despite rushing for 1,546 yards and 19 touchdowns last season, according to NJ.com. Originally a Class of 2015 recruit, Phipps will take a post-grad year next season, per NJ Football Spot.
Tyler Rehman, C/O 2018 QB: The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Saint James (Md.) High School freshman is an Ottawa native on scholarship, according to CBC News. He threw for 24 touchdown last season, according to the article.
