As much as Syracuse football’s roster has improved from the Transfer Portal, sometimes, you have to say “what if,” and think about the guys who left. That’s what I’m going to do today.
5. Leon Lowery Jr./Stefon Thompson
I'm going to combine these two as there's a lot of similarities in their games and what's happened since transferring from Syracuse after 2023. Both are linebackers whose games are honestly best suited for the 3-3-5 defense, which Syracuse once ran under Tony White and Rocky Long. When they transferred, both chose to stay in the defense, with Lowery going to Wisconsin and Thompson to Nebraska, where he would work with Coach White again.