Without question, Syracuse football head coach Fran Brown and his staff have made talent-rich states such as Florida a huge recruiting focus in recent cycles, with all eyes these days on 2027 amid many prospects taking official visits to the Hill of late.
Still, the Northeast corridor will always remain a key recruiting emphasis for the Orange, and keeping New York-based high school players home for college, at Syracuse, is important.
DART: Liverpool, N.Y., native Braylon Otis (@BraylonOtis), a 2027 3-star edge and a top-5 prospect from the Empire State in his class, has flipped his verbal commitment from Boston College to Syracuse football, as our @NeilAdlerSU had anticipated. 🔽
— InsideTheLoudHouse (@LoudHouseFS) June 7, 2026
To that end, on Sunday, 2027 three-star edge Braylon Otis, a local product who had been on an official visit to the ‘Cuse this past weekend, flipped his verbal commitment from Boston College to Syracuse football. Otis was a top-seven prospect in New York state, although for his senior season, he has transferred from Liverpool High School in Liverpool, N.Y., to Jones High School in Orlando, Fla…