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  Syracuse football's starting quarterback Garrett Shrader will miss the entirety of spring practice after undergoing a successful procedure on his right arm, the program announced Monday. A source close to the program told syracuse.com that the procedure was specifically on Shrader's elbow. They could not provide more details on the procedure itself.

Spring practice starts March 21. The spring game is set for April 21. "I'm disappointed to miss the rest of the spring, but looking forward to rehabbing and getting ready for this upcoming season," Shrader said in the release. Shrader captained SU's offense in 11 and a half games this season, missing six quarters in November with an undisclosed lower body injury. It is currently unknown what his recent procedure on his throwing arm was for and when he suffered the injury that necessitated it. - The Post-Standard


rSr/2024 QB Garrett ShraderSyracuse
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  Syracuse football has hit double digit exits via the transfer portal with just over a week to go until the first transfer window closes. Wide receiver Damien Alford entered the portal Tuesday night. The third-year player is the fourth wide receiver to depart the SU program this offseason, joining Courtney Jackson, Anthony Queeley and Dom Foster.

Alford finished the 2022 season with the third-most receiving yards (429) among the Orange. He had two receiving touchdowns and caught the deepest pass of the season, a 58-yard dime from quarterback Garrett Shrader, during Syracuse's late scoring run against Boston College. His departure will leave Syracuse without three of its top five receivers from this season. - The Post-Standard


rJr/2025 WR Damien AlfordSyracuse
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  Another key member of Syracuse football's defense will return for 2023. Linebacker Marlowe Wax announced Tuesday night in conjunction with the program that he's staying at SU another year. He's the second player to share that decision in the past week, as defensive lineman Caleb Okechukwu said he'd be sticking around Saturday. Wax led Syracuse in tackles this year with 91, pulling ahead of teammate Mikel Jones after he was injured in the second-to-last game of the season. This was his third season with the team. An All-ACC honorable mention by the conference this year, Wax also had 4.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. - The Post-Standard

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  Syracuse football will return some key experience and size on its defensive line next season. Caleb Okechukwu announced Saturday that he'll return for a sixth season, posting a parody of Michael Jordan's famous "I'm back" fax sent to reporters when he announced his return to the NBA in 1995.

Okechukwu became a full-time starter this season as SU lost all of its D-line starters from 2021. He had appeared in every game for the past two seasons, though. The defensive end finished with 48 total tackles, 10 of which were for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception he turned into a pick-6 in the Orange's narrow 32-29 win over Purdue. He more than doubled his tackle numbers from each of the past two seasons and had never had more than one sack in a year. - The Post-Standard


rSr/2024 DE Caleb OkechukwuSyracuse
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  Aaron Bolinsky's time with Syracuse football is up, but he'll be working to continue his football career at the next level. Bolinsky announced on New Year's Day that he'll be pursuing an NFL career and declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. He did not have any remaining collegiate eligibility after playing for the Orange for five years. Bolinsky has been snapping for Syracuse's all-time leading scorer, kicker Andre Szmyt, for the entirety of his collegiate career after taking over the starting role after an injury to Matt Keller in Sept. 2018. He started a total of 42 games for SU. - The Post-Standard

rSr/2023 LS Aaron BolinskySyracuse
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  Mikel Jones, Syracuse football's two-time captain linebacker, is officially forgoing his final year of eligibility and declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, he announced via Instagram on Wednesday. Jones' announcement does not come as a surprise. He nearly left Syracuse last year to try for the draft following his third season with the team, but a feeling of responsibility to his teammates and a desire to play in a bowl game brought him back. Through four seasons, Jones made 301 tackles for Syracuse, including 24 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, four interceptions and four forced fumbles and recoveries. He was a two-time team captain, a two-time All-ACC honoree and an All-America freshman in 2019. - The Post-Standard

rJr/2023 ILB Mikel JonesSyracuse
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  Syracuse football wide receiver Devaughn Cooper will play one final game in an Orange uniform. Cooper will play in the Pinstripe Bowl and then pursue an NFL career, he shared via Twitter on Saturday. Having played seven seasons of college football dating back to 2016, Cooper had no remaining eligibility. He made stops at Arizona and University of Texas-El Paso before settling at SU. Cooper has had 50 total career receptions so far with the Orange for a total of 575 yards and three touchdowns.

He'll be the most-senior receiver appearing in the Pinstripe Bowl for Syracuse after Courtney Jackson entered the transfer portal and landed at Arkansas State. Cooper is the fifth SU player to officially declare for the 2023 NFL Draft, joining teammates Chris Elmore, Garrett Williams, Sean Tucker and Matthew Bergeron. He is the only one in the group who will appear in SU's bowl game. - The Post-Standard


rSr/2023 WR Devaughn CooperSyracuse
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  Syracuse football starting left tackle Matthew Bergeron will not play in the Pinstripe Bowl, he told syracuse.com Wednesday. Bergeron officially declared for the 2023 NFL Draft on Tuesday via a Twitter post. He did not explicitly state within the post whether he would be opting out of the bowl game or not. His decision makes him the second SU player to miss its first bowl since 2018. Running back Sean Tucker, who declared for the draft Saturday, is also not playing in the Pinstripe Bowl but will attend the game with his team. Bergeron joined teammates Chris Elmore (FB), Garrett Williams (CB) and Tucker in having declared for the draft. A captain and four-year starter, Bergeron helped pave the way for another 1,000-yard season from Tucker this year and a total 4,399 yards from the SU offense. - The Post-Standard

rJr/2023 OT Matthew BergeronSyracuse
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  Some Syracuse football news most in Orange nation were expecting has become official. Cornerback Garrett Williams shared Thursday on Twitter that he is foregoing the remainder of his collegiate eligibility and declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. Williams was a three-year starter and a 2022 captain for the Orange. He appeared in seven games this season, battling a thigh bruise and then suffering a torn ACL that ended his season early. In the games he did play, Williams made 36 tackles and a sack, plus had two interceptions and a fumble recovery. A two-time All-ACC selection, Williams finishes his collegiate career with 152 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and 27 passes defended. He had four interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Williams is the second Syracuse player to officially declare for the draft. Fullback Chris Elmore was the first. - The Post-Standard

rSo/2023 CB *Garrett WilliamsSyracuse
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  Syracuse football got some good news out of the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday. Freshman cornerback Jeremiah Wilson has withdrawn his name from the portal and will return to SU, a source within the program told syracuse.com. He had entered the portal Monday and was just the third player off Syracuse's depth chart at the time to leave the program. Wilson appeared in all 12 games for the Orange this season and played 158 snaps at corner. He took on an increased role in the secondary after starting cornerback Garrett Williams tore his ACL, splitting field time with Isaiah Johnson. The true freshman made 20 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and had one recorded pass defended. - The Post-Standard

Fr/2026 CB Jeremiah WilsonSyracuse
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  As of Tuesday, Syracuse looks set to return its entire quarterback corp for the 2023 season, including Garrett Shrader. The starting QB told reporters Monday he plans on returning to Syracuse next year and closing out his college career in an Orange uniform. In addition to backup Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, who played a full game-and-a-half this season when Shrader was injured, the Orange should have JaCobian Morgan and walk-on Luke McPhail back as other options in the room. Justin Lamson will be healthy again after a year off, too, and three-star South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is planning to sign with SU later this month. - The Post-Standard

rSr/2024 QB Garrett ShraderSyracuse
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OT - Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse, 114 votes,...A team captain, Bergeron has graded out as one of the top-15 pass blocking tackles in college football from Pro Football Focus this season. He has the third-highest overall grade among tackles and fourth among offensive linemen regardless of position in the ACC this season. He has played 674 offensive line snaps this season, allowed just four sacks and was penalized three times all season. - Syracuse Football

rJr/2023 OT Matthew BergeronSyracuse
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: CB - Garrett Williams, Syracuse, 26 votes,...Williams played in just seven games before suffering a season-ending injury. He finished his season with 36 total tackles (25 solo), two interceptions, three pass breakups, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack. At the time of his injury, the Syracuse defense ranked: 1st in the ACC (16th nationally) in total defense (303.1 ypg), 1st in the ACC (3rd nationally) in passing yards allowed (164.5), and 2nd in the ACC (19th nationally) in scoring defense (18.4 ppg). - Syracuse Football

rSo/2023 CB *Garrett WilliamsSyracuse
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Marlowe Wax, Syracuse, 16 votes,...Wax ends the regular season as the team's leading tackler, with 89 this season. He also had 4.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss. He finished the regular season as the conference's fifth-highest graded linebacker according to Pro Football Focus. - Syracuse Football

rJr/2025 OLB Marlowe WaxSyracuse
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  2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: AP - Sean Tucker, Syracuse, 64 votes,...Tucker posted his second-straight 1,000 yard regular season, following up his record-breaking season with another 1,060 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also caught 36 passes for 254 yards and two more scores. - Syracuse Football

rSo/2023 RB *Sean TuckerSyracuse
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