Sports Illustrated on the big winners in the portal this weekend.
DE Francois Nolton - Syracuse
How's this for production? The newest Orange pass rusher had as big a 2021 season as any edge prospect could have hoped for, accumulating 80 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 25 sacks for south Florida staple Miami (Fla.) Edison High School.
A former Florida Gator commitment, the long and lean edge talent reset his recruitment after the coaching change in Gainesville and jumped on the 'Cuse offer after his official visit to Central New York over the weekend. It's a big win for SU, as Nolton becomes the headlining recruit for the Orange class of 2022, now holding steady with 14 recruits on board.
Oklahoma and other programs efforted late in the game for the prospect with an elite first step, but the process is shut down to the program that initially offered him as a high school freshman.
"It felt like home," Nolton told All Syracuse. "Getting me up there early, learning all the plays and work. Get into the weight room."