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Syracuse Football: Position Grades for 2016-2017 Season

By Josh Peelman

Oct 15, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange wide receiver Tyler Gilfus (19), defensive lineman Kendall Coleman (55) and wide receiver Adly Enoicy (86) come onto the field to face the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange wide receiver Tyler Gilfus (19), defensive lineman Kendall Coleman (55) and wide receiver Adly Enoicy (86) come onto the field to face the Virginia Tech Hokies at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /
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Running Backs

Syracuse running back Dontae Strickland. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Syracuse running back Dontae Strickland. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

D. . Backups: Moe Neal, Jordan Fredericks. . STARTER: DONTAE STRICKLAND

The running corps was downright awful this year. I thought going into the season, Jordan Fredericks would have a decent year after a respectable freshman year, but he didn’t. Instead, he lost his grip on the starting job to Dontae Strickland who wasn’t much better. Strickland had 162 carries for 566 yards, and four touchdowns last year, according to ESPN.com. That’s about 3.5 yards per carry, which is really bad.

Moe Neal, a freshman, had a respectable year as a backup, let alone a freshman RB, with 68 carries for 357 yards and two touchdowns. That’s an average of about 5.9 yards per carry, which is much better. Jordan Fredericks barely had any carries and the 28 he did amounted to 139 yards.

Those three combined for 1,062 yards in 12 games as a unit. That’s about 88.5 yards per game. When you have that many yards per game, its hard to take pressure off the passing game. Hence why this unit as a whole got a D grade for the year.

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