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Last week, Syracuse had its eyes on New Jersey for a basketball recruit.  This week, all eyes were on New Jersey for football reasons.
The Orange earned a huge verbal commitment from 3-star running back Dontae Strickland Saturday afternoon.  Strickland, a 6’0”, 185-pound player verbally committed to play for Syracuse in 2015 while visiting the school.  He is ranked the 22nd best recruit in the state of New Jersey.
Strickland attended South Brunswick High School, where he rushed for 988 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.  He also added 92 receiving yards.  Strickland was a two-way player in high school, also tallying 36 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back.  He was recruited as a running back, however.
The Orange’s main competition for Strickland was in-state Rutgers.  The Scarlet Knights, along with Georgia Tech, Virginia, West Virginia, UMass, and Temple had also extended Strickland offers.
Strickland is now the ninth commitment for the recruiting class of 2015, and is also the third running back of the class.  He and Tyrone Perkins are the better of the three, while Jordan Fredericks is also a very solid recruit.  Strickland is a skilled runner who can cut nicely through holes.  With the Orange’s strong offensive line, this could be a great pairing.  However, he also displays strong downhill attributes and can cut to the outside.
With nine current commits, the Orange has the 37th best recruiting class in the nation for 2015 and the sixth best ACC recruiting class.  For comparison, Clemson, the top ACC class, has 20 recruits.  Florida State has 12.  The Orange is still in search of its first 4- or 5-star recruit for 2015.
Strickland’s verbal might also be good news for the Orange, because he and his teammate Daivon Ellison want to play together in college.  Ellison is a 3-star cornerback.
Tight Ends coach Bobby Acosta is the main recruiter for Syracuse in New Jersey.¬† His next target, Daiquan Kelly, carries the ambiguous¬†athlete¬†tag.¬† Kelly can reportedly play wide receiver, tight end, safety and linebacker and is a 4-star recruit.¬† Syracuse is currently third on his list, behind Michigan State and Rutgers.¬†¬†The new football facilities certainly can’t hurt Syracuse’s case, though. ¬†
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229 responses to “3-Star Running Back Dontae Strickland Chooses Syracuse”
Others rate him 15th best in NJ!! I’d like to see the other 14!! He looks good!! Perfect SU type! My sources in NJ call him really versatile player. I haven’t seen his speed #’s so I and my souses feel he’s a better fit at DB/S if those numbers are not what a quality RB should have!!
I recognize some of the opposition UNI’s he played against. Just wish the tape would do a quick mention of who the plays were run against. Quality could be shown then or lack of quality against who he against too!!
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Clearly Strickland has good hands and GM could on occasion slip him into the slot for a slant or downfieldplay.
247 Sports has Strickland rated as a 4 stare recruit rated number 9 in the state of NJ. Daquan Kelly is the # 10 prospect in Jersey. Penn State has 3 of the top 5 rated Jersey recruit and 5 of the top 20.
Cuse is back in jersey!! We have the potential of getting 2 out of the top 10 and 4 out of the top 30. That would be a great beginning to the Acosta era in Jersey….Go Cuse…
247 Sports has Strickland rated as a 4 star recruit rated number 9 in the state of NJ. Daquan Kelly is the # 10 prospect in Jersey. Penn State has 3 of the top 5 rated Jersey recruit and 5 of the top 20.
Cuse is back in jersey!! We have the potential of getting 2 out of the top 10 and 4 out of the top 30. That would be a great beginning to the Acosta era in Jersey….Go Cuse…
Dr Bill you’re repeating yourself but in this case its cool new’s lol!! NJ has to be our bread and butter as it always was in the glory days!
This is the foundation of a recruiting class. None of these kids are perfect, but within the boundaries of the recruiting : SU IS KICKING MAJOR ARSE!! Lol..
There’s no reason to be ashamed of having young recognized athletes recruit to SU b4 June 2014 is over? The success on the field is being recognized, and only NON SU FANS could be discouraged with SUs current recruiting streak… #1 2015 BBall class & Top40 ’15 football class..
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