Dillan Fontus
Syracuse Orange
65
Depth

Dillan Fontus

Syracuse OrangeRebuilding
NTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Maryland
2nd String / Backup

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Dillan Fontus is listed 2nd string at NT for Syracuse Orange.

Senior · #95 · 6'6", 292 lbs

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Depth at NT · Syracuse Orange

  1. 19265Rashard PerryStarter
  2. 29565Dillan FontusYou

Syracuse Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

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Up next for Syracuse

Syracuse plays Clemson at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Canarsie, ranked #1,026 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 27 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,026 NatlTeam Share4%
Arverne, NY
Jersey
#95
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
292 lbs
Transfer
Maryland

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—273.51

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8633
National Rank
#1026
High School
Canarsie
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 78th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 65. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 78% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WUNCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-30 OT

Oct 17LLOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-26

Oct 10LUVATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-25

Oct 3WCONNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-41 OT

Sep 17LPITTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-13

Sep 12LCALTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-18

Sep 5WUNHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-3

Dillan Fontus's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

27 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement31%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.