Julian Corry’s recruitment is starting to take shape, and Syracuse football is sitting in the best spot.
The 2028 athlete from New Jersey has the Orange at the top of his list right now, and he’s scheduled to be on campus for a game-day visit on Saturday, Sept. 5, when Syracuse hosts New Hampshire in the 2026 season opener, Inside the Loud House has learned.
Corry, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 205 pounds, brings a rare blend of size and versatility. On the football field, he works as a defensive end, tight end and wide receiver. He picked up a scholarship offer from Syracuse this past May, which he announced on his X page.
To date, Syracuse is his only scholarship offer, though Penn State is showing interest as well.
Corry attends Burlington City High School in Burlington, N.J., after previously competing at Palmyra High School in Palmyra, N.J. New Jersey remains a major recruiting area for the Syracuse staff.
His game is not limited to football, either. Corry is also drawing attention on the basketball side, where Liberty has shown interest. He hasn’t yet connected with Syracuse’s new basketball staff, but he hopes that changes soon.
In grassroots basketball, Corry plays wing/small forward for Free All Minds Academy of Camden, N.J., which competes on the MADE Hoops Challenger Circuit. At the MADE Hoops East Mania in Manheim, Pa., this past April, he posted averages of 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 blocks per game.
His coach, Tashawn Tokley, later said on X in late July that Corry had been named to the MADE Hoops All-Challenger Circuit first team.
Corry’s profile naturally invites attention because of the size he brings to both sports. Syracuse already has one two-sport athlete on campus in Calvin Russell III, the Sunshine State standout who is a five-star wide receiver and a wing in basketball. Russell enrolled at SU in January and spent part of the 2025-26 season with Syracuse hoops.
Russell is rehabbing after rupturing his Achilles tendon in late March during spring practices, and Fran Brown recently said he expects the 6-foot-5, 195-pound athlete to play at some point in the 2026 season. Brown also said last week that Russell wants to keep playing Syracuse basketball, now led by new head coach and SU alum Gerry McNamara.
For now, the focus is on Corry and what happens when he gets to Syracuse in September.
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