Syracuse Football: Orange has excellent shot at landing elite running back

In the very near future, Syracuse football recruiting target Ike Daniels plans to announce his collegiate destination.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Daniels recently said on Twitter that he is revealing his college choice on July 22, and his top two consist of the Orange and Hawaii.

So it’s either tons of snow in Central New York, or tons of surf and sun in Hawaii. Hmmm. Tough choice.

All kidding aside, Daniels is one of the top running backs in the rising-senior class. He attends Mountain View High School in Stafford, Va.

https://twitter.com/ikedaniels03/status/1546950120549277697?cxt=HHwWgoCzyYi87_cqAAAA

According to Daniels’ Twitter page and recruiting services, he took an official visit to the Hill during the weekend of June 24, and he officially visited Hawaii on the weekend of June 10. The ‘Cuse coaching staff offered Daniels a scholarship in late April.

Syracuse football is in the top two for three-star running back Ike Daniels.

Daniels is a consensus three-star prospect in the 2023 class, according to all of the primary recruiting services.

In reviewing his bio on various recruiting Web sites, Daniels seems to have acquired more than 15 offers throughout his recruiting process.

Besides the Orange and Hawaii, those college squads that have offered him include Pittsburgh, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Penn State, Michigan State, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, UConn, Arizona State, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte and Old Dominion.

In the 2023 cycle, On3 rates Daniels as the No. 35 running back and the No. 15 prospect in Virginia.

The industry-generated On3 Consensus, at the time of this writing, had him at No. 751 overall, No. 55 at running back and No. 19 in Virginia.

Another industry-generated rating service, the 247Sports Composite, placed Daniels at No. 669 nationally, No. 44 at running back and No. 16 in Virginia.

He is No. 37 at running back and No. 9 in Virginia, according to ESPN.

Rivals.com has Daniels as the No. 43 running back and the No. 16 player in Virginia, while 247Sports situates him at No. 47 at his position and No. 23 in Virginia.

We’ll obviously share Daniels’ commitment decision as soon as he makes his college choice known. If he selects Syracuse football, this would be a huge pick-up for the Orange in its 2023 recruiting class.