What makes this even more special is that he becomes the third five-star commit for Syracuse since 2000, behind quarterback Cecil Howard (class of 2001) and wide receiver Johnnie Morant (class of 2000).

The Oregon Ducks took a bit of a recruiting hit over the weekend, as five-star wide receiver Calvin Russell officially committed to the Syracuse Orange. Russell

Calvin Russell III, a 5-star wide receiver from Miami, had four schools on his finalists list as a Class of 2026 recruit: Michigan, Florida State, Oregon and SU. Russell chose the Orange. He’s the highest-ranked recruit landed by Syracuse in the last two decades.