National recruiting analysts have entered in some predictions for a pair of Syracuse football four-star targets in the 2025 class, both of whom visited the Hill last month.
The two prospects we’re talking about here are four-star athlete and top-300 overall player Cameron Miller from New Jersey, as well as four-star athlete and top-200 national prospect Jeff Exinor Jr. from Maryland.
In recent days, at least four projections were logged in the direction of Penn State for Exinor on Rivals.com. By extension, I’m counting at least three predictions for Kentucky in Miller’s recruitment on Rivals.com.
While this doesn’t necessarily bode well for the Orange’s chances with either of these talented players, I’ll say this. Never count out ‘Cuse head coach Fran Brown, who not too long ago was named the country’s No. 1 national recruiter for the 2024 cycle by 247Sports.
Syracuse football faces steep competition for two four-star targets.
In January, both Miller and Exinor were among many ‘Cuse recruits who took unofficial visits to the Orange as part of the team’s junior days, according to media reports.
Earlier this month, the 5-foot-11, 165-pound Miller disclosed via his X page a top five of Syracuse football, Kentucky, Michigan, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
Miller was initially offered a scholarship by the Orange in September of 2022, when former head coach Dino Babers was leading the program. Brown officially took over on the Hill in early December of 2023.
A standout defensive back and wide receiver, Miller attends Winslow Township High School in Atco, N.J., the same school of Syracuse football 2024 commit Jaylan Hornsby, a three-star wide receiver who is officially signed with the ‘Cuse.
Adam Friedman, a national analyst with Rivals.com, wrote in a recent piece that “it seems like his recruitment is coming down to Kentucky and Wisconsin. The Badgers and Wildcats are set to host Miller for spring practices later in March but unless Wisconsin makes a big move for Miller he will likely end up committing to Kentucky.”
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Exinor, a top-flight athlete/wide receiver, goes to the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. He was re-offered by the new Syracuse football coaching staff on December 12, 2023.
Following his unofficial visit to the ‘Cuse last month, Exinor said in part to SyracuseOnSI publisher Mike McAllister that the Orange had “definitely entered my top five. That is seriously a place I can see myself going to.”
Friedman, of Rivals.com, noted that Exinor has scheduled an official visit to Penn State on June 14, and he’s also expected to officially visit Syracuse football, South Carolina and Wisconsin.
That being said, Friedman wrote, “It feels like Penn State has been trending for Exinor since the Nittany Lions offered. At this point it would be surprising if he ended up anywhere else.”