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Message: [QUOTE="richmondcuse03, post: 5084198, member: 984"] Combined transfer and incoming freshmen. Syracuse checks in at no. 22. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/40157366/2024-college-football-newcomer-transfer-freshmen-class-rankings[/URL] [I]Excerpt: [/I] [B]Recruits: [/B]RB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/250386/yasin-willis']Yasin Willis[/URL], CB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/255663/marcellus-barnes-jr']Marcellus Barnes[/URL] Jr. The Orange need to prove it on the field, but new head coach Fran Brown has certainly elevated their recruiting. Syracuse is transfer-heavy, but Brown closed strongly upon getting the job [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/183/class/2024']to add freshmen to the class[/URL] who could get in the mix. Syracuse flipped Willis from Pittsburgh and he had nearly 100 yards in the spring game. He's in position to propel the ground game. [B]Transfers:[/B] QB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4433971/kyle-mccord']Kyle McCord[/URL] (Ohio State), DB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4569658/duce-chestnut']Duce Chestnut[/URL] (LSU), WR [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4602788/jackson-meeks']Jackson Meeks[/URL] (Georgia), WR [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/5150378/zeed-haynes']Zeed Haynes[/URL] (Georgia), DL [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4900374/isaiah-hastings']Isaiah Hastings[/URL](Alabama), OL [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4878824/dametrius-weatherspoon']Da'Metrius Weatherspoon[/URL] (Howard), DL [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4697761/dion-wilson-jr']Dion Wilson Jr[/URL]. (New Mexico State), DL [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4429073/fadil-diggs']Fadil Diggs[/URL] (Texas A&M), DB [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4870141/devin-grant']Devin Grant[/URL] (Buffalo) McCord's departure from Ohio State was puzzling. Sure, he would have faced competition, but he also returned as the incumbent. Instead, the Orange benefit from a quarterback with big-game experience who threw for more than 3,000 yards and completed 66% of his passes in 2023. McCord had weapons at Ohio State, and Syracuse's coaching staff worked to provide some strong options in his new offense too. Both Haynes and Meeks are Georgia transfers who could be consistent, dependable targets. McCord seemed to develop good chemistry with Haynes this spring. Chestnut began his career at Syracuse before transferring to LSU. He returns to where he had his best output and has the versatility to play either corner or safety. Diggs, Wilson and Hastings are all portal upgrades set to play key defensive line roles. [/QUOTE]

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