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Syracuse All-Time Team

The best Syracuse football players since 1990, each rated against their own era so a 1995 star and a 2024 star compare straight up. Headlined by Oronde Gadsden II (90), Chris Gedney (90) and Dwight Freeney (90). Among them: 2 consensus All-Americans and 1 top-10 NFL Draft pick. Land on Syracuse when you spin and any of them can be yours.

Players rated
114
Consensus All-Americans
2
Top-10 draft picks
1

Counts cover players in 17-0's draft pool, which leaves out offensive linemen and kickers.

All-Time Syracuse Lineup

The best player at every draft slot: QB, RB, two WRs, a TE and five defenders.

Formation

DefenseOffense
86
McNabb
80
Tucker
80
Etta-Tawo
80
Johnson
90
Gadsden
O
O
O
O
O
O
90
Freeney
83
Abrams
80
Bulluck
83
Rooks
83
Darius
X
X
X
X
X
X

Dashed = open slot to draft · O / X = line positions (not draftable)

  1. 86Donovan McNabb1995-98QB
  2. 80Sean Tucker2020-22RB
  3. 80Amba Etta-Tawo2016WR
  4. 80Kevin Johnson1996-98WR
  5. 90Oronde Gadsden II2021-24TE
  6. 90Dwight Freeney1998-2001EDGE
  7. 80Keith Bulluck1996-99LB
  8. 83Kevin Abrams1995-96CB
  9. 83Donovin Darius1994-97S
  10. 83George Rooks1991EDGE

Syracuse Honor Roll Since 1990

National awards, consensus All-Americans and top-10 NFL Draft picks among Syracuse players in the game.

Consensus All-Americans

Top-10 NFL Draft Picks

Top 25 Syracuse Players

  1. 190Oronde Gadsden II2021-24TE
  2. 290Chris Gedney1990-92TE
  3. 390Dwight Freeney1998-2001EDGE
  4. 486Donovan McNabb1995-98QB
  5. 583Donovin Darius1994-97S
  6. 683George Rooks1991EDGE
  7. 783Kevin Abrams1995-96CB
  8. 880Ryan Nassib2009-12QB
  9. 980Andre Cisco2018-20S
  10. 1080Sean Tucker2020-22RB
  11. 1180Amba Etta-Tawo2016WR
  12. 1280Kyle McCord2024QB
  13. 1380Keith Bulluck1996-99LB
  14. 1480Kevin Johnson1996-98WR
  15. 1580Kevin Mitchell1990-93LB
  16. 1680Marvin Harrison1992-95WR
  17. 1780Qadry Ismail1990-92WR
  18. 1875Justin Barron2020-24S
  19. 1975Steve Ishmael2014-17WR
  20. 2075Alton Robinson2017-19EDGE
  21. 2175Garrett Williams2020-22CB
  22. 2274Marvin Graves1990-93QB
  23. 2372Alec Lemon2009-12WR
  24. 2472Eric Dungey2015-18QB
  25. 2572Trishton Jackson2018-19WR

Syracuse Players by Era

1990-199414 players · best: Chris Gedney (90)
  1. 190Chris Gedney1990-92TE
  2. 283Donovin Darius1994-97S
  3. 383George Rooks1991EDGE
  4. 480Kevin Mitchell1990-93LB
  5. 580Marvin Harrison1992-95WR
  6. 680Qadry Ismail1990-92WR
  7. 774Marvin Graves1990-93QB
  8. 872David Walker1989-92RB
  9. 972Rob Carpenter1990WR
  10. 1072Rob Thomson1990S
  11. 1171Antwaune Ponds1994-97LB
  12. 1270Tim Sandquist1991S
  13. 1368Glen Young1989-92LB
  14. 1468Shelby Hill1990-93WR
1995-199914 players · best: Dwight Freeney (90)
  1. 190Dwight Freeney1998-2001EDGE
  2. 286Donovan McNabb1995-98QB
  3. 383Donovin Darius1994-97S
  4. 483Kevin Abrams1995-96CB
  5. 580Keith Bulluck1996-99LB
  6. 680Kevin Johnson1996-98WR
  7. 780Marvin Harrison1992-95WR
  8. 872Tebucky Jones1997S
  9. 971Antwaune Ponds1994-97LB
  10. 1070Duke Pettijohn1997-2000EDGE
  11. 1170Rob Konrad1996-98RB
  12. 1269Roland Williams1997TE
  13. 1368Quinton Spotwood1996-99WR
  14. 1467Jim Turner1997WR
2000-200416 players · best: Dwight Freeney (90)
  1. 190Dwight Freeney1998-2001EDGE
  2. 272Will Allen1998-2000CB
  3. 371Walter Reyes2001-04RB
  4. 470Anthony Smith2002-05S
  5. 570Duke Pettijohn1997-2000EDGE
  6. 669James Mungro1998-2001RB
  7. 769Morlon Greenwood1997-2000LB
  8. 868Chris Davis2001-02RB
  9. 968Clifton Smith1999-2002LB
  10. 1068Dee Brown1997-2000RB
  11. 1168Johnnie Morant2001-03WR
  12. 1268Kyle Johnson1998-2001RB
  13. 1368Louis Gachelin2000-03EDGE
  14. 1468R.J. Anderson2000-03QB
  15. 1568Troy Nunes1999-2002QB
  16. 1667David Tyree2001-02WR
2005-200914 players · best: Ryan Nassib (80)
  1. 180Ryan Nassib2009-12QB
  2. 272Alec Lemon2009-12WR
  3. 370Anthony Smith2002-05S
  4. 470Mike Williams2006-09WR
  5. 570Tony Fiammetta2006-08RB
  6. 669Curtis Brinkley2005-08RB
  7. 769Tanard Jackson2004-06S
  8. 868Damien Rhodes2002-05RB
  9. 968Perry Patterson2003-06QB
  10. 1067James Wyche2001-05EDGE
  11. 1167Kelvin Smith2004-06LB
  12. 1267Ryan LaCasse2001-05EDGE
  13. 1365Steve Gregory2001-05CB
  14. 1463Joseph Kowalewski2001-05LB
2010-201415 players · best: Ryan Nassib (80)
  1. 180Ryan Nassib2009-12QB
  2. 272Alec Lemon2009-12WR
  3. 372Chandler Jones2009-11EDGE
  4. 470Jay Bromley2010-13EDGE
  5. 569Delone Carter2006-10RB
  6. 669Shamarko Thomas2012S
  7. 768Doug Hogue2007-10LB
  8. 868Marquis Spruill2010-13LB
  9. 967Antwon Bailey2008-11RB
  10. 1067Jarrod West2010-14WR
  11. 1167Jerome Smith2010-13RB
  12. 1267Van Chew2008-11WR
  13. 1366Terrel Hunt2011-15QB
  14. 1464Micah Robinson2010-14EDGE
  15. 1564Robert Welsh2010-14EDGE
2015-201918 players · best: Amba Etta-Tawo (80)
  1. 180Amba Etta-Tawo2016WR
  2. 280Andre Cisco2018-20S
  3. 375Alton Robinson2017-19EDGE
  4. 475Steve Ishmael2014-17WR
  5. 572Eric Dungey2015-18QB
  6. 672Trishton Jackson2018-19WR
  7. 771Kendall Coleman2016-19EDGE
  8. 870Christopher Fredrick2016-19CB
  9. 969Parris Bennett2014-17LB
  10. 1069Zaire Franklin2014-17LB
  11. 1167Chris Slayton2014-18EDGE
  12. 1267Ervin Philips2014-17WR
  13. 1367Evan Foster2016-19S
  14. 1467Moe Neal2016-19RB
  15. 1567Sean Riley2016-19WR
  16. 1666Rodney Williams2014-17S
  17. 1765Kingsley Jonathan2017-21EDGE
  18. 1864Dontae Strickland2015-18RB
2020-202418 players · best: Oronde Gadsden II (90)
  1. 190Oronde Gadsden II2021-24TE
  2. 280Kyle McCord2024QB
  3. 380Sean Tucker2020-22RB
  4. 475Garrett Williams2020-22CB
  5. 575Justin Barron2020-24S
  6. 671Darian Chestnut2021-25CB
  7. 771Garrett Shrader2021-23QB
  8. 871Marlowe Wax2020-24LB
  9. 970Caleb Okechukwu2020-23EDGE
  10. 1070Fadil Diggs2024EDGE
  11. 1170LeQuint Allen2022-24RB
  12. 1270Mikel Jones2019-22LB
  13. 1369Ifeatu Melifonwu2018-20CB
  14. 1468Ja'Had Carter2020-22S
  15. 1568Taj Harris2018-21WR
  16. 1667Darrell Gill Jr.2023-25WR
  17. 1766Alijah Clark2022-24CB
  18. 1866Isaiah Johnson2022-23CB
2025-Present14 players · best: Darrell Gill Jr. (67)
  1. 167Darrell Gill Jr.2023-25WR
  2. 265Dan Villari2022-25TE
  3. 365Johntay Cook II2025WR
  4. 465Steven Angeli2025QB
  5. 564Davien Kerr2024-25S
  6. 664Demetres Samuel Jr.2025S
  7. 764Kevin Jobity Jr.2022-25EDGE
  8. 864Rickie Collins2025QB
  9. 964Will Nixon2024-25RB
  10. 1064Yasin Willis2024-25RB
  11. 1163Antoine Deslauriers2025LB
  12. 1263David Reese2025LB
  13. 1363Duce Chestnut2024-25S
  14. 1462Chris Peal2025S

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