With National Signing Day on Feb. 3, here’s a look at Syracuse’s 2016 recruiting class. Included are star rankings, notable offers and commitment dates according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings and Scout.com. Syracuse’s Class of 2016 shifted significantly since head coach Dino Babers replaced Scott Shafer on Dec. 5.

Here’s a look at players that committed to Shafer’s staff, Babers’ staff and left the class altogether:

*denotes officially signed with SU

DINO BABERS RECRUITS

James Pierre, S, 6-2 / 175
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Bowling Green, North Carolina, South Carolina
Deerfield Beach (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 5/14/16

Mo Hasan, QB, 6-4 / 185
Notable offers: Syracuse
Dillard (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 4/23/16

Adam Dulka, ILB, 5-11 / 217
Notable offers: Syracuse
Huntington Valley (Ohio) University School
Commitment Date: 4/6/16

Zack Lesko, OLB, 6-1 / 212
Notable offers: Syracuse
Solon (Ohio) High School
Commitment Date: 3/23/16

Amba Etta-Tawo, WR, 6-1 / 200
TRANSFER
Notable offers: Syracuse
University of Maryland
Commitment Date: 3/22/16

Gabriel Sherrod, DE, 6-4 / 255
TRANSFER
Notable offers: Syracuse
Delaware State University
Commitment Date: 2/28/16

*Airon Servais, OL, 6-6 / 260
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Bowling Green, Eastern Illinois, Harvard
Ashwaubenon (Wisconsin) High School
Commitment Date: 12/8/15

*Kenneth Ruff, ILB, 6-1 / 240
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Clemson, South Carolina, Ole Miss
Dillard (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 12/12/15

*Carl Jones, CB, 6-2 / 175
★★☆☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Army, Air Force
St. Edward (Ohio) High School
Commitment Date: 12/14/15

*Liam O’Sullivan, OL, 6-7 / 247
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Illinois
Maine South (Illinois) High School
Commitment Date: 12/14/15

*Kendall Coleman, DE, 6-3 / 235
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Ball State, Miami (Ohio), Western Michigan
Cathedral (Indiana) High School
Commitment Date: 1/15/16

*Sean Riley, athlete, 5-9 / 165
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Arizona, Utah, San Diego State
Narbonne (California) High School
Commitment Date: 1/17/16

*Devon Clarke, S, 6-3 / 185
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Bowling Green, Memphis, South Florida
Osceola (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 1/17/16

*Andrew Armstrong, LB, 6-2 / 215
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Indiana
Cardinal Mooney (Ohio) High School
Commitment Date: 1/19/16

*Michael Clark, OL, 6-7 / 277
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Maryland
Downington East (Pennsylvania) High School
Commitment Date: 1/23/16

*Jo-El Shaw, RB, 6-1 / 215
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Western Michigan, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green
Woodland Hills (Pennsylvania) High School
Commitment Date: 1/23/16

*McKinley Williams, DE, 6-5 / 255
★★☆☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan
Dillard (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 1/23/16

*Evan Foster, S, 6-2 / 195
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Purdue, Toledo, Eastern Michigan
West Bloomfield (Michigan) High School
Commitment Date: 1/24/16

*Jaquwan Nelson, DE, 6-4 / 230
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Miami, Purdue, Bowling Green
Fort Lauderdale (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 1/24/16

*Devin Butler, WR, 6-3 / 195
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Maryland, Temple
Frederick Douglass (Maryland) High School
Commitment Date: 1/24/16

*Joshua Black, DE, 6-3 / 251
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Bowling Green, Ball State
Harlem (Illinois) High School
Commitment Date: 1/25/16

*Tim Walton, LB, 6-2 / 225
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Illinois, Western Michigan, Ball State
Cass Technical (Michigan) High School
Commitment Date: 1/26/16

SCOTT SHAFER RECRUITS

*Rex Culpepper, QB, 6-3 / 225
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Clemson, Ohio State, Florida
Plant (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 6/9/15

*Scoop Bradshaw, S, 5-11 / 175
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Utah, Iowa State, Indiana
Plant (Florida) High School
Commitment Date: 6/13/15

*Sam Heckel, OL, 6-5 / 265
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green
Waukesha West (Wisconsin) High School
Commitment Date: 6/27/15

*Moe Neal, RB/WR, 5-11 / 160
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Boston College, Wake Forest
Forestview (North Carolina) High School
Commitment Date: 8/1/15

PLAYERS THAT LEFT SYRACUSE’S CLASS

Robert Washington, RB, 5-10 / 215
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Pittsburgh
Mount Island Charter (North Carolina) School
Reported Decommitment Date: 8/30/15

Will Harper, OLB/S, 6-1 / 195
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Tulane, Appalachian State, Army
Sandy Creek (Georgia) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 12/10/15

Committed to: Tulane

Darius Stubbs, Hybrid, 5-10 / 187
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Georgia State, Troy, Furman
Luella (Georgia) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 12/10/15
Committed to: Georgia State

Dymelle Parker, OLB, 6-1 / 195
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Indiana, Rutgers, Pittsburgh
Camden (New Jersey) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 12/12/15

Noel Brouse, OL, 6-6 / 255
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Colgate, Bucknell, Yale
Parkland (Pennsylvania) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 12/14/15

Cam DeGeorge, OL, 6-5 / 275
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Connecticut, Temple, Colgate
Lynnfield (Massachusetts) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 12/14/15
Committed to: Connecticut

Sadiq Palmer, WR, 6-3 / 185
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Old Dominion, Massachusetts, Delaware
Red Bank Regional (New Jersey) High School
Reported Scholarship Pulled Date: 1/5/16

Brandon Ginnetti, DE, 6-3 / 240
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse
Cheshire (Connecticut) Academy
Reported Decommitment Date: 1/7/16

Monquavion Brinson, CB, 5-11 / 167
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Mississippi State, Louisville, Indiana
Mays (Georgia) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 1/11/16

Taylor Riggins, OLB, 6-1 / 213
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse
Aquinas (New York) Institute
Reported Decommitment Date: 1/19/16

Lindsey Scott, QB, 5-11 / 205
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Tulane, Harvard, Army
Zachary (Louisiana) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 1/17/16

Jamal Holloway, DE, 6-3 / 215
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers
Camden (New Jersey) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 1/27/16

Rashad Smith, OLB, 6-1 / 190
★★★☆☆
Notable offers: Syracuse, Florida Atlantic, Bowling Green
Homestead (Florida) High School
Reported Decommitment Date: 2/3/16

Published on May 14, 2016 at 1:27 pm

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