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Seniors: #85 D’Marcus Adams 6-0 182
Juniors: #82 Damien Alford 6-6 211, #19 Oronde Gadsden 6-5 216, #80 Isaiah Jones 6-4 200, #88 Steven Mahar Jr. 6-5 240, #81 Maxmillian Mang 6-7 265, #2 Trebor Pena 6-0 190, #84 Nate Wellington 5-10 189
Sophomores: #35 Kyle Acker 5-11 174, #17 Umari Hatcher 6-3 183, #11 Kendall Long 6-2 208, #38 Max Runyon 6-0 228, #89 Dan Villari 6-4, 235
Freshmen: #32 Nick Armentano 5-8 171, #87 Donovan Brown 6-1 179, #47 Carter Clark 6-5 288 (was 265), #86 David Clement 6-6 275, #83 Bryce Cohoon 6-2 187, #82 Darrell Gill Jr. 6-3 169, #48 Jack Oberhofer 6-1 215, #26 Max Perricone 6-1 185
D’Marcus Adams might be the fastest player on the team. He came to us from Florida Atlantic last year after originally going to Florida State after having been a 3-star recruit, the 92nd best WR prospect in the country. He didn’t play the first year but in his second year had 3 catches for 94 yards, one a 46 yarder but no scores. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 236 yards. Syracuse.com: “The 6-foot, 180-pound Adams has hit a 4.3 40 time and can leap close to 12 feet in the broad jump. He did it all on the track: long jump, high jump, triple jump, 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, 400 meters, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, shot put. Adams holds or shares five school records, Anthony said, including a 13.82-second finish in the 110 hurdles during his senior year. At the time, it was the second-fastest time in the nation.” Last year for SU he caught 6 passes but they were for 180 yards and two scores. He didn’t get a shot at returning kicks.
I couldn’t find a highlight film specifically dedicated to D’Marcus but he appears in the highlight films for Shrader and Del Rio Wilson, above. His six catches were a 39 yard TD vs. UCONN, yarder, a non-scoring 30 yarder and 13 yard TD catch vs. Notre Dame, a non-scoring 45 yarder vs. Pitt, a non-scoring 44 yard catch vs. Wake Forest and a non-scoring 9 yarder vs. Minnesota in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Damien Alford is the tallest receiver on the team, a splendid target for the quarterback. He’s got good speed. He alternates spectacular catches with drops. His fundamentals could use some work. Sometimes he gets too close to the out-of-bounds line and makes catches that don’t count. But his potential is still considerable. All he has to do is look at his teammate Gadsden to see what he could become. Shrader and Del Rio Wilson would love to have two guys like that to throw to. Damien was a 3-star, the #183 WR in the country. I think he’s better than that. He had one catch for 3 yards as a freshman in 2020. Since then he’s got 33 for 678 yards, (20.5), and 4 scores.
Damien at his best:
www.bing.com
Oronde Gadsden is virtually the same size as Alford, (6-5 216) and 247 rated him the same, (3 stars, #184WR). They listed him as a tight end, which meant we were finally throwing to the tight end but Oronde, who is another NFL legacy, (but his father, Oronde Sr., played the same position, catching 227 balls for 3,252 yards and 22 scores for the Dolphins from 1998-2003), operates like a wide-out, which he would obviously be in the pros. After catching 2 passes for 12 yards as a freshman in 2021, Junior broke out last year with 61 catches from 975 yards – the most of any ‘tight end’ in the country, (16.0) and 6TDs, including the game winner with 38 seconds left against Purdue.
Here's 10 minutes of highlights:
The stats at the bottom are for the regular season. Notice the block Alford throws for Gadsden at 2:25. That’s what big wide-outs can do for you.
Early on, we thought Isaiah Jones might be the break-out star. He also has good size, (6-4 200) and good hands. He seemed to be a good guy to throw to in the end zone: he could out-leap defenders to get the ball. He caught 4 balls for 60 yards and a score before getting hurt against Purdue and missing the last 9 games. Isaiah came out of junior college and 247 has no rating for him but looks to be another good, big receiver for SU.
I was unable to find high school, junior college or college highlights.
Maxmillian Mang is one of two German players we recruited in 2019, (OT Mark Petry was the other). At 6-7 265, he’s a blocking tight end, not a pass catching one: He’s caught 6 passes for 43 yards in three years and hasn’t scored. 247 did rate him: 3-stars and the 130th best tight end prospect. He’d make a big target over the middle at the goal line.
His only highlight package is from HS ball -in Germany:
With all that tall timber on the outside, it ought to create openings for the guys in the slot and Trebor Pena is a guy who could take advantage of them. He’s got excellent speed and moves. As a freshman he returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score. The thing is: he’s scored once since and not at all last year. He’s like a stick of dynamite from which the fuse has been pulled. It needs to be put back in and lit up. In three years, he’s caught 25 passes for 271 yards and that one score, a 62 yarder against Clemson, no less in 2021. We need to see more of that. He was given 3 stars by 247, who called him the nation’s 90th best athlete. (More on Pena in the section on the kicking game).
Here's Trebor’s impressive HS highlight film:
www.youtube.com
I wouldn’t mind seeing given a shot at running back sometimes. He’s run the ball 3 times for 25 yards without scoring. Here’s that 62 yarder vs. Clemson in the Dome two years ago:
www.youtube.com
I thought Umari Hatcher’s high school tape was the best of all the wide receivers we’ve recruited in recent years, but he’s had a hard time making his way up the depth chart, perhaps because he’s not a strong as his competitors, (he’s 6-3 183). But I think he’s another big talent. Mavin Harrison was skinnier than that. He’s only caught three balls for 42 yards but he did get one score but that was a 16 yarder against Wagner. 247 gave him 3 stars and listed him as the #114 WR available.
That highlight film:
Umari Hatcher Highlights | 2021 Signing Day
Some commentary by the SU coaching staff:
www.youtube.com
Kendall Long is a 3-star WR rated by 247 as the 206th best wideout in his class. He’s played in 13 games since he got here two years ago but all on special teams. He has 2 tackles but no catches. Nunes: “A new OC could lead to some new opportunities for players like Long. He’s got a few older players in front of him, so he’ll need to stand out in camp.”
HS Highlights with commentary from SU coaches:
www.youtube.com
You wonder why he hasn’t had a better career here. Maybe he will emerge in the future.
Dan Villari transferred here from Michigan as a quarterback, (which I suppose he could still be in an emergency), but he transferred to tight end and had one reception for 22 yards last year. 247 had him as a 3 star but the #32 pro-style QB, (which sounds like he should have had a better career than he’s had). Nunes: “Villari could benefit from Oronde Gadsden’s move back to WR as he could see more snaps at the tight end position in passing sets. Syracuse’s coaches seem to love his athleticism, so we’ll see if Jason Beck has some plans to use him this fall.”
All the highlight films on him are as a QB, so they are irrelevant.
Donovan Brown is another track star. In high school, “he won the Maryland 4A State Championship in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and took third in the 100-meter dash”. 3 stars, the #205WR in the country. He’s not lacking in confidence: “It’s already impossible to guard me,” Brown said. “I haven’t met anybody as of right now that can guard me. And when we put the pads on, it gets worse.” However the only action he saw last year was a couple of tackles on special teams. He may be another Babers and his staff are holding in their back pocket for when Alford and Gadsden leave.
His high school highlights:
My Season
He has some zig-zag to go with his speed and he looks like a candidate for defensive back, as well.
David Clement at 6-6 275 would seem to be in the category of a blocking tight end but he doesn’t see it that way: “I like to think of myself as well-rounded tight end who can block, catch, catch over somebody, catch in traffic, will block someone until they hit the turf.” He’s a 3-star freshman from Albany CBA, rated the 57th best TE in the country by 247. David missed last year with a knee injury.
Here’s some HS highlights, but they are all on defense…hmmm…
Bryce Cahoon came here from Kansas as a 3-star rated the 267th best WR in his class. Despite this, Nunes says “Cohoon’s speed and overall athleticism is off the charts… Cohoon plays similarly to Damian Alford as a deep-ball option who can use his athleticism to become a deep threat.”
He had 37 catches for over 840 yards, (22.7!) and eight touchdowns his senior year in high school. “But given Syracuse’s current receiving corps, he’ll likely be a backup/special teams player, who can be a longer-term development piece.”
His HS highlight film:
www.dailymotion.com
He’s got good straight-ahead speed, some moves and good hands. I like his toughness. He can catch it in a crowd or get drilled and hold onto the ball, as well as carrying a guy over the goal line.
Darrell Gill Jr. is a 3-star from Texas who is another track man. He’s a 4.4 man in the 40 yard dash but his 169 pound weight on a 6-3 frame might hold him back until he can build himself up a bit. Here’s his highlight tape:
He looks talented and cocky, which can be a good combination if they come in equal amounts.
Unfortunately. Steven Mahar Jr. was injured in fall camp and will be out for the year. He’s a three star from Rochester who was thought to be a guy who could be the pass catching at tight end we longed for. 247 had him as the 36th best tight end prospect but that was three years ago. In those three years he’s never caught a pass, although he’s played 28 games on special teams, where he’s recorded 1 tackle.
Carter Clark is a PWO from Rochester who, hopefully has recovered from a knee injury sustain in high school that caused him to sit out last year. He’s definitely in the ‘blocking tight end’ category at 6-5 288. Nate Wellington is a preferred walk-on from Skaneateles who would be a slot man if he ever played, which he didn’t do in his first three years here. Last year he got in two games: Wagner, which doesn’t count and Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the ‘hands’ team, (which barely counts). Kyle Acker is another PWO from Shenendehowa. He’s made the AD’s Honor roll twice but hasn’t made it into a game. Max Runyon is a walk-on who just joined the team this year from Lafayette. Nick Armentano is a freshman PWO with stunning stats from HS: 100 receptions, 1,925 yards and 23 touchdowns. Then he transferred to IMG and played on a national championship team. He’s kind of small at 5-8 171 but we might find out that there’s a lot of FB player in there. Jack Oberhofer is listed as a tight end but Nunes has him as a linebacker. He’s a “walk-on who does boast a decent blend of power and speed”. Max Perricone is a walk-on from Canada “brings decent size, (6-1 185), to the wide receiver position and could eventually compete for a slot receiver spot, but initially he’s headed to scout team duties”.
I’m excited about this unit. I count twelve 3-star recruits, (plus the strangely unrated Isaiah Jones), which means we can fill out three units with nothing but 3-stars – or guys who beat out a 3-star. There’s size, speed, talent, experience and depth, the kinds of things that can make a quarterback look good – if he’s healthy.
Seniors: #85 D’Marcus Adams 6-0 182
Juniors: #82 Damien Alford 6-6 211, #19 Oronde Gadsden 6-5 216, #80 Isaiah Jones 6-4 200, #88 Steven Mahar Jr. 6-5 240, #81 Maxmillian Mang 6-7 265, #2 Trebor Pena 6-0 190, #84 Nate Wellington 5-10 189
Sophomores: #35 Kyle Acker 5-11 174, #17 Umari Hatcher 6-3 183, #11 Kendall Long 6-2 208, #38 Max Runyon 6-0 228, #89 Dan Villari 6-4, 235
Freshmen: #32 Nick Armentano 5-8 171, #87 Donovan Brown 6-1 179, #47 Carter Clark 6-5 288 (was 265), #86 David Clement 6-6 275, #83 Bryce Cohoon 6-2 187, #82 Darrell Gill Jr. 6-3 169, #48 Jack Oberhofer 6-1 215, #26 Max Perricone 6-1 185
D’Marcus Adams might be the fastest player on the team. He came to us from Florida Atlantic last year after originally going to Florida State after having been a 3-star recruit, the 92nd best WR prospect in the country. He didn’t play the first year but in his second year had 3 catches for 94 yards, one a 46 yarder but no scores. He also returned 10 kickoffs for 236 yards. Syracuse.com: “The 6-foot, 180-pound Adams has hit a 4.3 40 time and can leap close to 12 feet in the broad jump. He did it all on the track: long jump, high jump, triple jump, 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, 400 meters, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay, shot put. Adams holds or shares five school records, Anthony said, including a 13.82-second finish in the 110 hurdles during his senior year. At the time, it was the second-fastest time in the nation.” Last year for SU he caught 6 passes but they were for 180 yards and two scores. He didn’t get a shot at returning kicks.
I couldn’t find a highlight film specifically dedicated to D’Marcus but he appears in the highlight films for Shrader and Del Rio Wilson, above. His six catches were a 39 yard TD vs. UCONN, yarder, a non-scoring 30 yarder and 13 yard TD catch vs. Notre Dame, a non-scoring 45 yarder vs. Pitt, a non-scoring 44 yard catch vs. Wake Forest and a non-scoring 9 yarder vs. Minnesota in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Damien Alford is the tallest receiver on the team, a splendid target for the quarterback. He’s got good speed. He alternates spectacular catches with drops. His fundamentals could use some work. Sometimes he gets too close to the out-of-bounds line and makes catches that don’t count. But his potential is still considerable. All he has to do is look at his teammate Gadsden to see what he could become. Shrader and Del Rio Wilson would love to have two guys like that to throw to. Damien was a 3-star, the #183 WR in the country. I think he’s better than that. He had one catch for 3 yards as a freshman in 2020. Since then he’s got 33 for 678 yards, (20.5), and 4 scores.
Damien at his best:
Damien Alford Syracuse highlights - Search Videos
Oronde Gadsden is virtually the same size as Alford, (6-5 216) and 247 rated him the same, (3 stars, #184WR). They listed him as a tight end, which meant we were finally throwing to the tight end but Oronde, who is another NFL legacy, (but his father, Oronde Sr., played the same position, catching 227 balls for 3,252 yards and 22 scores for the Dolphins from 1998-2003), operates like a wide-out, which he would obviously be in the pros. After catching 2 passes for 12 yards as a freshman in 2021, Junior broke out last year with 61 catches from 975 yards – the most of any ‘tight end’ in the country, (16.0) and 6TDs, including the game winner with 38 seconds left against Purdue.
Here's 10 minutes of highlights:
The stats at the bottom are for the regular season. Notice the block Alford throws for Gadsden at 2:25. That’s what big wide-outs can do for you.
Early on, we thought Isaiah Jones might be the break-out star. He also has good size, (6-4 200) and good hands. He seemed to be a good guy to throw to in the end zone: he could out-leap defenders to get the ball. He caught 4 balls for 60 yards and a score before getting hurt against Purdue and missing the last 9 games. Isaiah came out of junior college and 247 has no rating for him but looks to be another good, big receiver for SU.
I was unable to find high school, junior college or college highlights.
Maxmillian Mang is one of two German players we recruited in 2019, (OT Mark Petry was the other). At 6-7 265, he’s a blocking tight end, not a pass catching one: He’s caught 6 passes for 43 yards in three years and hasn’t scored. 247 did rate him: 3-stars and the 130th best tight end prospect. He’d make a big target over the middle at the goal line.
His only highlight package is from HS ball -in Germany:
With all that tall timber on the outside, it ought to create openings for the guys in the slot and Trebor Pena is a guy who could take advantage of them. He’s got excellent speed and moves. As a freshman he returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score. The thing is: he’s scored once since and not at all last year. He’s like a stick of dynamite from which the fuse has been pulled. It needs to be put back in and lit up. In three years, he’s caught 25 passes for 271 yards and that one score, a 62 yarder against Clemson, no less in 2021. We need to see more of that. He was given 3 stars by 247, who called him the nation’s 90th best athlete. (More on Pena in the section on the kicking game).
Here's Trebor’s impressive HS highlight film:
2020 Signing Class | Trebor Pena
www.youtube.com
I wouldn’t mind seeing given a shot at running back sometimes. He’s run the ball 3 times for 25 yards without scoring. Here’s that 62 yarder vs. Clemson in the Dome two years ago:
Syracuse's Trebor Pena Spins Away From Clemson For A 62-Yard Touchdown | ACC Must See Moment
Syracuse was desperate for a big play when Garrett Shrader threw the ball deep down the middle of the field to Trebor Pena who caught the ball, made a spin m...
www.youtube.com
I thought Umari Hatcher’s high school tape was the best of all the wide receivers we’ve recruited in recent years, but he’s had a hard time making his way up the depth chart, perhaps because he’s not a strong as his competitors, (he’s 6-3 183). But I think he’s another big talent. Mavin Harrison was skinnier than that. He’s only caught three balls for 42 yards but he did get one score but that was a 16 yarder against Wagner. 247 gave him 3 stars and listed him as the #114 WR available.
That highlight film:
Umari Hatcher Highlights | 2021 Signing Day
Some commentary by the SU coaching staff:
Syracuse Football | Orange Film Room, Umari Hatcher
www.youtube.com
Kendall Long is a 3-star WR rated by 247 as the 206th best wideout in his class. He’s played in 13 games since he got here two years ago but all on special teams. He has 2 tackles but no catches. Nunes: “A new OC could lead to some new opportunities for players like Long. He’s got a few older players in front of him, so he’ll need to stand out in camp.”
HS Highlights with commentary from SU coaches:
Syracuse Football | Orange Film Room, Kendall Long
www.youtube.com
You wonder why he hasn’t had a better career here. Maybe he will emerge in the future.
Dan Villari transferred here from Michigan as a quarterback, (which I suppose he could still be in an emergency), but he transferred to tight end and had one reception for 22 yards last year. 247 had him as a 3 star but the #32 pro-style QB, (which sounds like he should have had a better career than he’s had). Nunes: “Villari could benefit from Oronde Gadsden’s move back to WR as he could see more snaps at the tight end position in passing sets. Syracuse’s coaches seem to love his athleticism, so we’ll see if Jason Beck has some plans to use him this fall.”
All the highlight films on him are as a QB, so they are irrelevant.
Donovan Brown is another track star. In high school, “he won the Maryland 4A State Championship in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and took third in the 100-meter dash”. 3 stars, the #205WR in the country. He’s not lacking in confidence: “It’s already impossible to guard me,” Brown said. “I haven’t met anybody as of right now that can guard me. And when we put the pads on, it gets worse.” However the only action he saw last year was a couple of tackles on special teams. He may be another Babers and his staff are holding in their back pocket for when Alford and Gadsden leave.
His high school highlights:
My Season
He has some zig-zag to go with his speed and he looks like a candidate for defensive back, as well.
David Clement at 6-6 275 would seem to be in the category of a blocking tight end but he doesn’t see it that way: “I like to think of myself as well-rounded tight end who can block, catch, catch over somebody, catch in traffic, will block someone until they hit the turf.” He’s a 3-star freshman from Albany CBA, rated the 57th best TE in the country by 247. David missed last year with a knee injury.
Here’s some HS highlights, but they are all on defense…hmmm…
Bryce Cahoon came here from Kansas as a 3-star rated the 267th best WR in his class. Despite this, Nunes says “Cohoon’s speed and overall athleticism is off the charts… Cohoon plays similarly to Damian Alford as a deep-ball option who can use his athleticism to become a deep threat.”
He had 37 catches for over 840 yards, (22.7!) and eight touchdowns his senior year in high school. “But given Syracuse’s current receiving corps, he’ll likely be a backup/special teams player, who can be a longer-term development piece.”
His HS highlight film:
Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com
He’s got good straight-ahead speed, some moves and good hands. I like his toughness. He can catch it in a crowd or get drilled and hold onto the ball, as well as carrying a guy over the goal line.
Darrell Gill Jr. is a 3-star from Texas who is another track man. He’s a 4.4 man in the 40 yard dash but his 169 pound weight on a 6-3 frame might hold him back until he can build himself up a bit. Here’s his highlight tape:
He looks talented and cocky, which can be a good combination if they come in equal amounts.
Unfortunately. Steven Mahar Jr. was injured in fall camp and will be out for the year. He’s a three star from Rochester who was thought to be a guy who could be the pass catching at tight end we longed for. 247 had him as the 36th best tight end prospect but that was three years ago. In those three years he’s never caught a pass, although he’s played 28 games on special teams, where he’s recorded 1 tackle.
Carter Clark is a PWO from Rochester who, hopefully has recovered from a knee injury sustain in high school that caused him to sit out last year. He’s definitely in the ‘blocking tight end’ category at 6-5 288. Nate Wellington is a preferred walk-on from Skaneateles who would be a slot man if he ever played, which he didn’t do in his first three years here. Last year he got in two games: Wagner, which doesn’t count and Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the ‘hands’ team, (which barely counts). Kyle Acker is another PWO from Shenendehowa. He’s made the AD’s Honor roll twice but hasn’t made it into a game. Max Runyon is a walk-on who just joined the team this year from Lafayette. Nick Armentano is a freshman PWO with stunning stats from HS: 100 receptions, 1,925 yards and 23 touchdowns. Then he transferred to IMG and played on a national championship team. He’s kind of small at 5-8 171 but we might find out that there’s a lot of FB player in there. Jack Oberhofer is listed as a tight end but Nunes has him as a linebacker. He’s a “walk-on who does boast a decent blend of power and speed”. Max Perricone is a walk-on from Canada “brings decent size, (6-1 185), to the wide receiver position and could eventually compete for a slot receiver spot, but initially he’s headed to scout team duties”.
I’m excited about this unit. I count twelve 3-star recruits, (plus the strangely unrated Isaiah Jones), which means we can fill out three units with nothing but 3-stars – or guys who beat out a 3-star. There’s size, speed, talent, experience and depth, the kinds of things that can make a quarterback look good – if he’s healthy.
