Syracuse football has scored a dozen 2025 pledges in last month; here's who they are

Since the beginning of June, the Syracuse football staff has picked up at least a dozen verbal pledges in its 2025 class, a cycle that hovers between the top 25 and the top 30 around the country at this juncture.

Before June, the Orange had 19 verbal commitments in 2025. Factor in these newer 12 pledges, then take away three guys in this class who are no longer verbally committed to the 'Cuse (Amari Colon, Sharlandiin Strange and Marcus Upton), and Syracuse football at the time of this writing had a total of at least 28 pledges, just behind Rutgers' 29 for the national lead to date.

The latest commitment landed by the Orange staff occurred this past Friday night, when 2025 three-star defensive lineman Elijah Crawford out of the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md., chose the 'Cuse over other finalists Rutgers and West Virginia.

The Syracuse football rising high school senior cycle, when I wrote this article on Saturday, was No. 24 overall via Rivals.com, No. 31 nationally from the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, and No. 44 nationwide per the industry-generated On3 Industry Ranking.

Here are the Syracuse football 2025 verbal commits since the start of June.

Elijah Crawford, three-star defensive lineman
McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,322 overall, No. 137 at DL and No. 44 in Maryland

Eric Thomas, three-star defensive lineman
Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Miami
247Sports Rankings: No. 77 at DL and No. 85 in Florida

Kahlil Stewart, three-star offensive lineman
St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,106 overall, No. 81 at IOL and No. 23 in Pennsylvania

Quante Gillians, three-star defensive lineman
The Aquinas Institute in Rochester, N.Y.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,006 overall, No. 102 at DL and No. 6 in New York

Rayshon Andrews, three-star cornerback/athlete
Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Conn.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,342 overall, No. 112 at CB and No. 16 in Connecticut

Skylar Harvey, three-star offensive tackle
Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,223 overall, No. 91 at OT and No. 37 in Maryland

Nathan Nyandoro, three-star defensive lineman
Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,342 overall, No. 140 at DL and No. 1 in Quebec

Wyatt Bowman, three-star tight end
Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Md.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,342 overall, No. 76 at TE and No. 45 in Maryland

Gabe Daniels, three-star wide receiver/athlete
Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Ga.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 815 overall, No. 129 at WR and No. 94 in Georgia

Rich Belin, three-star quarterback
Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, N.Y.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,313 overall, No. 83 at QB and No. 12 in New York

Djoni Scatliffe, three-star offensive tackle
East River High School in Orlando, Fla.
247Sports Composite Rankings: No. 1,388 overall, No. 104 at OT and No. 186 in Florida

Henry Searcy, five-star long snapper
Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Fla.
Kohl’s Rankings: No. 8 long snapper nationally in 2025 class

Two other Syracuse football 2025 targets will make their college decisions in the next week. Three-star wide receiver Isaiah Mizell, out of Boone High School in Orlando, Fla., has a final four of the Orange, Georgia Tech, Kansas State and Arizona. He will announce on July 10.

Four-star edge CJ May, with Highland Home High School in Highland Home, Ala., has a final quartet of Syracuse football, Louisville, Washington and Auburn. He plans to announce on July 13.