Class of 2020 OL David Ndukwe (GA) Transfering from Houston to Syracuse (4/3/26)

[CarolinaCuse]

Left tackle starter can’t be bad.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

https://uhcougars.com/sports/football/roster/david-ndukwe/9304

As a Senior (2025)

• Played in two games before injury
• Started at left tackle against Colorado
• 25 offensive snaps
• Missed 11 games due to injury

As a Junior (2024)

• Earned Master of Science in Global Retailing in December 2024
• Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
• Played 11 games on the line, starting nine games - all at left tackle
• 81.8 pass-block grade (PFF) ranked second on team
• 480 snaps played including 479 at left tackle
• Just one sack allowed in 227 opportunities
• No pressures allowed in seven of first nine games
• No hurries allowed in eight of 11 games
• 90.0 pass-block grade at Kansas (Oct. 19) – no hurries in 33 chances
• Grade vs. Jayhawks ranked second among all Big 12 o-linemen in Week 8

As a Sophomore (2023)

• Three games played
• 18 snaps at left tackle; 11 snaps on FG/XP kick
• 12 snaps (left tackle) at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
• Six snaps (left tackle) vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
• No pressures allowed in seven chances on the season

Prior to Houston

• Spent three seasons at Western Kentucky (2020-22)
• Appeared in 13 games
• All 17 snaps during 2022 came at left tackle
• Appeared in one game during 2022
• Action came in in team's 73-0 blowout win over FIU
• 39 snaps on defensive line during 2021
• 11 snaps on field goal/extra-point block during 2021
• Appeared in six games during team's run to a Conference USA East Division title
• Finished season with two tackles
• 35 of 36 snaps during 2020 came via field goal/extra-point block
• Played seven games during 2020

 

[cusefan88]

Very interesting. If he's healthy and performs, there's your other starting tackle with Mack.

 

[Sdot]

Only 1 sack on 266 pass blocking attempts…

 

[LpoolNative]

Only 1 sack on 266 pass blocking attempts…

Potential is there.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Looks like he was very good as a Left Tackle in 2024 and started 9 of 11 games. If he's healthy this is a steal. Georgia Tech and South Carolina also involved per Mike Mc.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Well, that came out of nowhere. I’ll take it.

 

[orange79]

 

[LpoolNative]

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nice car

 

[sutomcat]

Agree, if this guy is healthy, he is the likely starter at LT. Nice.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Great veteran

 

[Sdot]

Only thing besides 1 sack in 266 attempts, is he can get a few penalty’s.

 

[djorange1989]

Fran doing Fran things

 

[crales44]

 

[crales44]

Slayton was a DE coming into Syracuse - this would be a sneaky good get for SU. I really like his athletic ability. Appears to have the athleticism to play at a P5 school.

The gamble Syracuse is taking is that he will not be able put on the “healthy” weight needed to play inside. He may not be quite twitchy enough to play on the edge, and therefore we get stuck with a ‘tweener type.

Man the juxtaposition of our worrying about him not putting on "healthy" weight way back in the day and us finally getting him as transfer offensive tackle at 325 is crazy man.

 

[crales44]

When was the last time SU got a commitment from a 6-6 325# DL?

When was the first time?

Man the hits just keep on coming when looking back 6 years ago. He is the 6'6 325 pound guy we got a commitment from now.

 

[PAcuse]

 

[Cusefan69]

 

[Archimedes]

 

[JarHeadJim]

 

[JarHeadJim]

 

[23Zone]

 

[kcsu]

sixth or seventh year LT sounds pretty good to me.

 

[powdersmack]

 

[Hawknate144]

sixth or seventh year LT sounds pretty good to me.