Syracuse football is set to bring in a sizable recruiting crowd Saturday when Louisville visits the JMA Wireless Dome, with the Orange expected to have a mix of 2027 and 2028 prospects on hand for the ACC matchup.
The headliner among the confirmed names is Jerry Black Jr., a 2027 three-star linebacker/athlete from Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland. A Kent State verbal commit, Black is scheduled to take a game-day visit this weekend, and Syracuse already holds a scholarship offer out to him.
The rest of the visitor group leans heavily into the 2028 class, and it includes several top-150 national prospects. Andre Maina, a 2028 four-star offensive tackle from Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pa., is ranked No. 348 overall in the 247Sports Composite and has a Syracuse offer. So does Amiir Woodward, a 2028 four-star cornerback from Saint Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., who sits at No. 137 overall in the same ranking.
Syracuse is also expecting a batch of 2028 targets from across the East Coast and beyond. That group includes Raheem Blackwell Jr., a three-star defensive back/wide receiver from Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J.; Emiere Lemons, a three-star wide receiver from Glenville High School in Cleveland; Kam Miller, a three-star wide receiver from Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Md.; and Aiden Galles, a three-star offensive tackle from East Ridge High School in Clermont, Fla.
The Orange’s visitor list also features quarterback Gino Wang of Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif.; running backs Michael Rogers of Franklin High School in Somerset, N.J., and Ahmad Chambers of Atlantic City High School in Atlantic City, N.J.; wide receiver Carter Cass of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas; offensive linemen Joel Budd of Enfield High School in Enfield, Conn., and James James of Salem High School in Salem, Va.; athlete Elijah Campbell of Camden High School in Camden, N.J.; wide receiver/athlete Ethan Kennedy of Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, N.J.; and Babajide Adeleye, an offensive/defensive lineman from Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken, N.J., who has drawn interest from Syracuse.
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