On Monday, a top Syracuse football assistant visited one of the best edge rushers in the 2027 class.
Per a post on his X page, 2027 four-star edge Mekai Brown received an in-school visit from Elijah Robinson, who is the Orange's assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
Syracuse football visits the 2027 four-star edge and top-125 national prospect from Connecticut. Love it. 🧡🔽 https://t.co/RAQaAnoMXk
— InsideTheLoudHouse (@LoudHouseFS) May 13, 2025
Fun.
The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Brown is a standout at the Greenwich Country Day School in Greenwich, Conn.
After a great conversation with coach @allpraisesdue7, I am blessed to receive a division 1 offer from Syracuse! Thank you Coach Brown #AGTG #GoOrange🍊 pic.twitter.com/0sJloqNhkU
— Mekai Brown (@mekai_brown) February 2, 2025
Brown landed a scholarship offer from the 'Cuse on February 2, 2025. On March 29, he traveled to Central New York for a visit to the Orange to check out a Syracuse football spring practice.
Thank you @CuseFootball for a great spring practice and visit!@CoachMurphGCDS@allpraisesdue7 @FranBrownCuse pic.twitter.com/Yc8IG2rwip
— Mekai Brown (@mekai_brown) March 29, 2025
Syracuse football is in pursuit of a top-flight edge rusher in the 2027 cycle.
According to recruiting services, Brown's early scholarship offer sheet also includes schools such as UConn, Rutgers, Pittsburgh and Boston College. I assume as his recruiting process carries onward, his offer list will significantly expand.
Thank you @247Sports for the recognition. Very far from where I want to be. Grind does not stop.@Football_GCDS @CoachMurphGCDS pic.twitter.com/B6lboaiP2N
— Mekai Brown (@mekai_brown) April 24, 2025
Within the 2027 class, Brown is highly ranked. For one, the industry-generated 247Sports Composite places him at No. 125 overall, No. 15 at edge and No. 1 in Connecticut.
Nationally speaking, 247Sports has Brown at No. 120, while he is No. 175 overall in his cycle via the On3 Web site. Numerous recruiting services deem him a top-20 edge rusher in the 2027 class.
To date, Syracuse football has secured at least three verbal commitments among prospects who are heading into their junior years of high school. All of them are currently rated three stars on the 247Sports Web site.
Those 2027 pledges to the 'Cuse are from defensive back Travis Miles of Hillside High School in Hillside, N.J., athlete Tank White of Cocoa High School in Cocoa, Fla., and quarterback Justin Dixon of the Concordia Preparatory School in Towson, Md.
When I wrote this column on Tuesday afternoon, the 247Sports Composite had the Syracuse football 2027 class at No. 8 nationally.
It's super early in 2027, but the Orange appears to be poised for a strong-looking class in this cycle. As I've noted in other columns lately, the team's 2026 class is No. 9 nationally, per the 247Sports Composite.
In the 2025 cycle, via 247Sports, this Syracuse football class is No. 41 at the high school level, No. 44 from the transfer portal and No. 53 overall.