Recruiting rankings are good for context, but candidly, they don't always make sense. Case in point, in recent days, both 247Sports and Rivals - two of the primary recruiting services, along with ESPN - updated their 2026 rankings.
Understandably, Syracuse football fans are consistently tracking five-star wide receiver Calvin Russell lll from Florida, who is the program's highest-ranked commit in more than 20 years. The 6-foot-5 Russell verbally pledged to the 'Cuse in early July and is expected to officially sign with Syracuse football during the early signing period for 2026 prospects that arrives in early December.