2015 NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING CLASS

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1 Name Posi on Year Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Junior College/Prep School) Evan Adams OL Fr Norwalk, CT (Norwalk HS) Marquise Blair DB Fr Wooster, OH (Wooster HS) Colin Byrne OL Fr Coral Springs, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Kenny Carter DL Fr Plainfield, NJ (Plainfield HS) Steven Clark DL Fr Arab, AL (Brindlee Mountain HS) Samuel Clausman OL Fr Pembroke Pines, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Cody Conway OL Fr Plainfield, IL (Plainfield North HS) Tyler Cross DL Fr Douglasville, GA (Northview HS) Shyheim Cullen LB Fr Lowell, MA (Lowell HS) Andrejas Duerig OL Fr Lowell, IN (Mount Caramel HS) Eric Dungey QB Fr Lake Oswego, OR (Lakeridge HS) Trey Dunkelberger * TE So Reading, PA (Governor Mifflin HS/Pierce LA College) Amir Ealey DL Fr Coatesville, PA (Coatesville HS) Daivon Ellison DB Fr Linden, NJ (Don Bosco HS) Jordan Fredericks RB Fr Inwood, NY (Lawrence HS) Christopher Fredrick DB Fr Conley, GA (Cedar Grove HS) Anthony Giudice Jr. DL Fr Monroe Township, NJ (Avon Old Farms School (CT)) Troy Henderson Jr. LB Fr Cleveland, OH (St. Edward HS) Sterling Hofrichter K/P Fr Valrico, FL (Armwood HS) Ma Keller * LS Fr Willow Street, PA (Penn Manor HS) Tyrone Perkins RB Fr Glen Head, NY (Friends Academy) Jake Pickard DL Fr Short Hills, NJ (Millburn HS) Qaadir Sheppard DL Fr Bronx, NY (Iona Prep) Dontae Strickland RB Fr Dayton, NJ (South Brunswick HS) Kielan Whitner DB Fr Lawrenceville, GA (Mountain View HS) * Indicates student-athlete enrolled at Syracuse in January 2015 Class by State New Jersey 5 Florida 3 Georgia 3 New York 3 Pennsylvania 3 Ohio 2 Alabama 1 Connec cut 1 Illinois 1 Indiana 1 Massachuse s 1 Oregon 1 Class by Posi on Defensive Line 7 Offensive Line 5 Defensive Back 4 Linebacker 2 Running Back 3 Quarterback 1 Tight End 1 Kicker 1 Long Snapper 1

2 Evan Adams Offensive Line Norwalk, Conn. Norwalk HS Steven Clark Defensive Line Arab, Ala. Brindlee Mountain HS High School: 2014 New Haven Register All-State 2014 All-East region 2014 All-FCIAC First Team Named to the Hearst Connec cut Media Super 33 All-Star Football Team As a senior, recorded 46 tackles, including five for a loss and four sacks Team captain as a senior Member of the Na onal Honor Society Coach: Sean Ireland... Personal: Evan E. Adams Born in April 1997 in Norwalk, Conn. Son of Alisa Adams. Marquise Blair Defensive Back Wooster, Ohio Wooster HS High School: Invited to play in the 2015 Ohio-Michigan Border Classic and the 2015 Ohio North-South All-Star Classic 2014 Associated Press All-Ohio First Team 2014 JJHuddle All-Ohio Second Team Defense 2014 Ohio Cardinal Conference Defensive Player of the Year As a senior captain, led the 2014 Generals to the regional semifinals As a junior, recorded a team-high 75 tackles and caught 35 passes for 724 yards and 11 touchdowns Coach: Doug Haas... Personal: Marquis Damund Blair Born in July 1997 in Li le Rock, Ark. Son of Tonya Boykins Four brothers and one sister. Colin Byrne Offensive Line Coral Springs, Fla. Saint Thomas Aquinas HS High School: 2014 Sun Sen nel Florida Class 7A All-State Third Team Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to a 15-1 record and the 2014 Class 7A state championship Team captain as a senior Coach: Rocco Casullo Teammate of 2015 NLI signee Sam Clausman... Personal: Colin James Byrne Born in September 1996 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Son of Sarah and Tim Byrne Two sisters. Kenny Carter Defensive Line Plainfield, N.J. Plainfield HS High School: 2014 NJ.com Top 50 honorable men on All-county honorable men on Team captain as a senior Coach: Jason Glezman... Personal: Born in November 1996 in Atlanta, Ga. Son of Cathey Morgan Three brothers and one sister. High School: 2014 Alabama Sports Writers Associa on Class 3A All-State Three- me all-region selec on Three- me All-Marshall County First Team All- Tennessee Valley First Team selec on As a senior, recorded 84 tackles, including 10 sacks Team captain as a junior and senior Coach: Christopher Li leton Also played basketball and par cipated on the track & field team... Personal: Steven Lee Clark Born in January 1997 in Tullahoma, Tenn. Son of Steve Clark and Venita Parks One sister. Samuel Clausman Offensive Line Pembroke Pines, Fla. Saint Thomas Aquinas HS High School: 2014 Florida Class 7A All-State First Team Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to a 15-1 record and the 2014 Class 7A state championship Ranked as one of the highest scorers in the 2014 Nike SPARQ Combine in Miami Invited to the 2014 Miami Nike Football Training Camp Coach: Rocco Casullo... Teammate of 2015 NLI signee Colin Byrne... Also par cipated in track & field in the discus for the state championship St. Aquinas team as a junior Personal: Samuel K. Clausman Born in February 1997 in Pemtroke Pines, Fla. Son of Mike and Debi Clausman One sister. Cody Conway Offensive Line Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North HS High school: 2014 Illinois All-State First Team 2014 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selec on Invited to play in the 2014 NUC Senior All-American game Team captain as a senior Coach: Tim Kane... Also played basketball for four years Personal: Cody Wade Conway Born in July 1996 in Joliet, Ill. Son of Brian and Sonja Conway One brother. Tyler Cross Defensive Line Douglasville, Ga. Northview HS High School: Team captain as a junior and senior As a senior, posted 41 tackles, including 3.5 for a loss Helped lead the Panthers to the playoffs in 2013 Coach: Chad Davenport Personal: Tyler Devon Cross Born in October 1996 Son of Tasha Cross and newphew of guardian Tiffani Steljamin. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: NEW YORK S COLLEGE TEAM

3 Shyheim Cullen Linebacker Lowell, Mass. Lowell HS High School: Two- me all-state selec on Three- me all-conference honoree Boston Herald All-Scholas c selec on Two me all-scholas c candidate 2013 Merrimack Valley Conference Division I Player of the Year Career Stats: Tallied 20 total touchdowns, 15.5 sacks, 170 tackles, and 1,400 yards rushing Helped lead the Red Raiders to the 2013 Division I North semifinals Team captain as a senior Coach: John Florence... Personal: Shyheim Malique Cullen Born June 1997 in Boston, Mass. Son of Colleen Brewer and Wayne Cullen Two brothers and three sisters. Andrejas Duerig Offensive Line Lowell, Ind. Mount Carmel HS High School: Invited to play in the 2014 NUC Senior All-Amiercan game Also par cipated in track and field Coach: Frank Len, who also coached former Syracuse standout and NFL All-Pro quarterback Donovan McNabb at Mount Carmel... Personal: Andrejas Joseph Deurig Born in January 1997 in Woodstock, Ill. Son of Mike and Tricia Duerig One brother and two sisters. Trey Dunkelberger Tight End Reading, Pa. Governor Mifflin Pierce (LA) College At Syracuse: Enrolled in January and will par cipate in Spring prac ce Pierce (LA) College (2014): Par cipated in the 2014 Junior College Pro Bowl All-American game Coach: Efrain Mar nez... High school: Caught seven passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns as a senior for the 8-3 (7-0 Berks Inter-County 1 League) Mustangs Invited to play in the 2013 Berks County All-Star Game Coach: Dominic Vecchio... Also played lacrosse and was a member of the track & field team A member of Fellowship of Chris an Athletes Personal: Ronald Dunkelberger Born in July 1994 Son of Kelly and Ron Dunkelberger One brother and three sisters Majoring in child and family studies in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. Amir Ealey Defensive Line Coatesville, Pa. Coatesville HS High School: 2014 Pennsylvania Football News Class AAA All-State First Team 2014 All-Chesmont First Team Team captain as a junior and senior All- EasternPAFootball.com Honorable Men on Coach: Ma Ortega... Personal: Born in December 1996 Son of Troy Ealey. Eric Dungey Quarterback Lake Oswego, Ore. Lakeridge HS Daivon Ellison Defensive Back Linden, N.J. Don Bosco Prep High School: 2014 All-State Second Team and All-USA Oregon Two- me allleague selec on Multnomah Athle c Club Outstanding Student Athlete Award & Scholarship Recipient Three-year team captain Holds the Lakeridge singleseason records for most passing yards and most passing TDs and career passing yards As a senior, threw for 2,395 yards and 22 touchdowns, and rushed for 982 yards and 15 touchdowns Career sta s cs: 10,124 passing yards, 65 passing touchdowns, and 41 rushing touchdowns Coach: John Parke... Also par cipated in basketball, baseball and track and field selected for the Oregon Football and Basketball All-Star Games Member of the Na onal Honor Society Personal: Eric Jay Paul Dungey Born in June 1996 in Meridian Park, Ore. Son of Tim and Cindy Dungey One brother and one sister. High School: 2014 all-metro, all-county and all-league 2013 All-State Second Team Team captain as a senior Coach: Greg Toal... Personal: Daivon Khirey Ellison Born in January 1997 in Petersburg, Va. Son of Lolita Slater-Harris and Richard Harris One brother and one sister. Christopher Fredrick Defensive Back Conley, Ga. Cedar Grove HS High School: 2014 Georgia Class AAA All-State First Team 2014 all-region As a senior captain, helped lead the Saints to the 2014 Class AAA regional semifinals He recorded 74 tackles, including six for loss, and four intercep ons in 2014 In 2013, recorded 92 tackles Coach: Jermaine Smith... Also a four-year basketball and track & field team member Personal: Born in June 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. Son of Napoleon and Josephine Fredrick Two brothers Brother, Napoleon Jr. played football at Fort Valley State.

4 Jordan Fredericks Running Back Inwood, N.Y. Lawrence HS Sterling Hofrichter Kicker/Punter Valrico, Fla. Armwood HS High School: 2014 Gatorade New York State Player of the year New York State Sportswriters Associa on Class A Player of the Year 2014 All-State First Team selec on Four- me all-county honoree All-Long Island selec on as a junior and senior Long Island MVP Holds the Nassau County record for most career touchdowns with 98 Helped lead the Golden Tornadoes to a 12-0 record and the Long Island III championship As a senior, rushed for 2,352 yards and had 37 touchdowns on 153 carries Team captain as a junior and senior Coach: Joe Mar lo... Personal: Jordan Christopher Fredericks Born in March 1997 Son of Robin Fredericks and Atasha Mays-Fredericks Five brothers. Anthony Giudice Jr. Defensive Line Monroe, N.J. Avon Old Farms School High School: 2014 Florida All-State Class 6A First Team Ranked as the sixth-best kicker and ninth-best punter by Kohl s Kicking Camp In 2014, helped lead the Hawks to a 15-1 record and the Class 6A state championship game As a senior, hit eight field goals and 61 PATs, and averaged 40.1 yards per punt In 2013, team played in Class 6A state championship game Career sta s cs: 17 field goals, 131 PATs Coach: Sean Callahan... Personal: Sterling James Hofrichter Born in December 1996 in Jacksonville, Fla. Son of Bill and Debbie Hofrichter Two brothers and one sister Sister, Erin, was a swimmer at the University of North Florida Brother, Jonathan, is a swimmer at the University of Tampa. Matt Keller Long Snapper Willow Street, Pa. Penn Manor HS High School: 2014 All-New England selec on Helped lead the Winged Beavers to the 2013 and 2014 Erickson League championships As a senior, recorded 63 tackles, including eight sacks and 11 for loss All-league selec on Team captain as a senior Coach: Bill Mella... Personal: Anthony Angelo Giudice Jr. Born in September 1997 in Long Island, N.Y. Son of Maryann and Anthony Guidice Sr. Father, Anthony, played football at the University of Massachuse s One brother and one sister. Troy Henderson Jr. Linebacker Cleveland, Ohio Saint Edward HS High School: 2014 All-District First Team Helped lead St. Edward to a 13-2 record and the 2014 Division I state championship as a senior captain As a senior, recorded 171 tackles, including 17 for loss and 5.5 sacks Also par cipated in track and field Member of the Na onal Honor Society Coach: Rick Fino... Personal: Troy Q. Henderson Jr. Born in February 1997 in Marie a, Ga. Son of Carmen Harne and Troy Henderson Sr. Two sisters Cousin of Syracuse standout and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. At Syracuse: Enrolled in January and will par cipate in Spring prac ce High school: 2014 Under Armour All-American and played in the 2015 Under Armour All-American game 2014 Eastern Pennsylvania Football Big School First Team 2014 Lancaster-Lebanon League Sec on 1 at center and honorable men on at defensive end As a senior captain, had 26 tackles, including three for a loss and 1.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery 2013 Lancaster-Lebanon League Sec on 1 Honorable Men on at center 2013 Kohl s Kicking All-America First Team Coach: Todd Mealy... Personal: Ma hew Allen Keller Born in March 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio Son of Dale and Tammi Keller One brother Enrolled in the Mar n J. Whitman School of Management. Tyrone Perkins Running Back Glen Head, N.Y. Friends Academy High School: Missed the 2014 season due to an ACL tear In 2013, rushed for more than 1,000 yards and scored 24 touchdowns Team captain as a junior Coach: Ronald Baskind... Personal: Tyrone Daniel Perkins Born in January 1997 Son of Tyrone Perkins Sr. and guardians Debby and Sco Rechler. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: NEW YORK S COLLEGE TEAM

5 Jake Pickard Defensive Line Short Hills, N.J. Millburn Senior HS Kielan Whitner Defensive Back Lawrenceville, Ga. Mountain View HS High School: All Group 4 Defense First Team... Two- me Super Essex All- Conference selec on for offense and defense Team captain as a senior... As a junior, recorded 70 total tackles and 2.5 sacks as a junior Coach: Patrick Leonardis... Personal: Born in October 1996 in Livingston, N.J.... Son of Tara and Andy Pickard... Two brothers and one sister. Qaadir Sheppard Defensive Line Bronx, N.Y. Iona Prep High School: Three- me Class 7A All-Region Recipient of the 2014 Touchdown Club of Gwinne s Kevin Maloof Award Team captain as a junior and senior Three- me Gwinne County Player of the Month Played in the 2014 Gwinne County Senior All-Star Game Career sta s cs: 210 tackles, including three for a loss, and nine intercep ons, and had 65 recep ons for 1,013 yards and eight touchdowns Par cipated in the 2013 AT&T Georgia Junior Bowl Coach: Doug Giacone... Also played baseball Personal: Kielan Chris an Whitner Born in July 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. Son of Keith and Lisa Whitner One sister. High School: 2014 Class AA All-State 2014 Hudson Valley Super 11 selec on Selected to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl 2014 Journal News All-Star 2014 MSG Varsity All-Metro First Team 2014 All-Hudson Valley and all-league As a senior, recorded 12 sacks and five fumble recoveries at defensive end and caught 54 passes for 842 yards and 13 touchdowns at ght end Helped lead the Gaels to the CHSFL AAA championship game Team captain as a senior Coach: Vic Quirolo... Personal: Qaadir Siah Quaashie Sheppard Born in March 1997 in New York, N.Y. Son of Ray and Rebecca Sheppard Two brothers. Dontae Strickland Running Back Dayton, N.J. South Brunswick HS High School: 2014 NJ.com All-State 2014 Greater Middlesex Conference Player of the Year 2014 All-Middlesex County In 2014, helped lead the Vikings to a 11-1 record and the state championship game In 2014, rushed for 1,179 yards and scored 16 touchdowns 2013 Home News Tribune All-Area selec on In 2013, rushed for 988 yards and scored 11 touchdowns Coach: Joseph Goerge... Personal: Dontae Strickland Born in March 1997 in New Brunswick, N.J. Son of William and Carol Strickland Four brothers and three sisters.