Rutger Sears, Author at The Juice Online

Syracuse football received a commitment from Muwaffaq Parkman, a 2023 running back from Hillsdale High in New Jersey.

Syracuse football received a commitment from Jalil Smith, a New York City defensive end from Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn.

For the past couple of years the defensive backfield was one of the lone bright spots for Syracuse from an elite talent standpoint.

Syracuse picked up a commitment from its top linebacker target in Iona Preparatory School three-star LB Zyian Moultrie-Goddard.

This unit was the engine behind Syracuse’s top-20 defense last year, and an important cog in coordinator Tony White’s 3-3-5 defense.

Going into his third year as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, Mike Norvell has a lot to prove in Tallahassee.

Coming off a 6-5 record in 2020, the Panthers were expected to be a competitive team, but not elite. Instead, they had an 11-3 campaign.

While a drop in production is certainly to be expected, I have faith that Syracuse will squeeze every drop of potential out of this group.

The Fighting Irish were an impressive defense when it came to splash plays in 2021, but the numbers show they were average everywhere else.

Syracuse’s offensive line didn’t play well as a group last year, with a lower than average grade in both pass-blocking and run-blocking.