Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse football is expected to be in the market for quarterback depth this offseason, and it may be working to sign a four-star high school prospect from the Northeast next month.
Peyton Falzone, a Class of 2026 prospect from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, has emerged as a potential target for the Orange following a coaching change at Auburn.
The possibility of coaxing Falzone away from the Tigers is one of the most appetizing storylines to follow leading up to the early signing window, according to recruiting insider Mike McAllister, who tracks the Orange’s recruiting efforts for 247Sports.com.
McAllister revealed the Orange’s interest in signing Falzone during an appearance this week on the “Syracuse Sports” podcast, hosted by Brent Axe.
“He had a Syracuse offer before he made his decision [to pick Auburn],” McAllister said on the podcast. “He’s someone, given he is from Pennsylvania and Syracuse is recruiting Pennsylvania very hard, he’s someone where it wouldn’t surprise me if Syracuse is trying to make a move for to land another quarterback before signing day.”
Falzone is one of two four-star prospects McAllister said the Orange could be working to add to its class, along with Jordan Campbell, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker who intends to sign with Miami (Fla.).
Campbell is high school teammates with Syracuse recruits Calvin Russell and Tedarius Hughes at Miami Northwestern in South Florida.
Syracuse (3-7, 1-6 ACC) is slogging through a miserable season on the field but is on track to sign its highest-ranked recruiting class in the modern recruiting era next month.
Head coach Fran Brown is cooking up a consensus top-30 class less than a month before incoming freshmen can formally sign financial agreements with schools on Dec. 3.
While the 30-player class’s high ranking is buoyed by the size of the class, the average recruit rating ranks 12th out of 17 schools in the ACC, according to 247Sports.
Headlining the class is Russell, who would become the highest-ranked high school recruit to sign with Syracuse in a generation.
Five of the top six recruits in the class play in Florida, including Javeion Cooper, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive lineman.
McAllister said Cooper is worth watching as signing day approaches. He said Cooper has visited Colorado multiple times throughout his recruitment, and Nebraska continues to recruit him.
If either Falzone or Campbell sign with Syracuse, he would catapult toward the top of the class in terms of overall rating. Both are rated higher than the No. 2 player in SU’s class, wide receiver Amare Gough.
Falzone is coached at Nazareth by his father, Tom Falzone.
Falzone saw his senior season cut short due to a broken collarbone on his non-throwing shoulder. He had completed 64-of-96 passes for 1,160 yards and 11 touchdowns against two interceptions before the injury, and rushed for 216 yards.
In his high school career, Falzone has thrown for more than 5,800 yards and 53 touchdowns, adding more than 1,400 yards and 26 touchdowns with his legs.
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