One of Syracuse football’s biggest 2028 recruiting targets is heading back to campus, and this time the visit comes under the lights on Halloween.
Four-star offensive tackle Ty Winn will take an unofficial visit to Syracuse on Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Orange host SMU at the JMA Wireless Dome. Winn, who lives just outside Philadelphia, sits just outside the top 100 nationally in his class according to ESPN.
Winn made the visit public on X and explained why he wanted to be back in Syracuse, writing: "Coach Fran (Brown) shows me too much love for me not show up to a game this fall."
The 6-foot-8, 278-pound lineman has already been on Syracuse’s campus multiple times. His first Division I scholarship offer came from the Orange in late November of 2025, a moment he celebrated on X after what he called an amazing game day visit and conversation with @Coach_E_Rob.
Winn’s offer list has grown into a heavyweight one. Georgia, Ohio State, Texas and Texas A&M are all in the mix, along with Duke, Florida, N.C. State, Penn State, South Carolina, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Temple, Georgia Tech, Auburn, North Carolina and Florida State.
At this point, there does not appear to be any sort of list cut from Winn, but Syracuse remains very much in the picture. Inside the Loud House is told he continues to hold a strong spot with the Orange, and the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Syracuse in first place for him, with Ohio State second.
Winn plays for Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Monsignor Bonner went 6-5 in the 2025 season, according to MaxPreps.
The rankings industry sees Winn in slightly different spots, but all of them point to a major national recruit. ESPN has him at No. 109 overall, No. 14 among offensive tackles and No. 3 in Pennsylvania.
The industry-generated 247Sports Composite lists him at No. 219 nationally, No. 26 at offensive tackle and No. 8 in Pennsylvania. Winn is also ranked No. 192 nationwide, No. 21 at offensive tackle and No. 7 in Pennsylvania.
Syracuse’s 2028 class is still just getting started. Brown and his staff have one verbal commitment so far: four-star offensive tackle Omari Lawson of Zarephath Academy in Jacksonville, Fla.
Lawson committed to Syracuse last October and is rated No. 146 overall, No. 19 at offensive tackle and No. 16 in Florida. He has since picked up offers from Georgia and LSU, so the Orange will need to keep working to hold onto him ahead of the early signing period this December.
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