Syracuse head coach Fran Brown may have left Georgia, but he certainly left them with a great parting gift.
The Bulldogs ended up with the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, headlined by four five-star recruits. Of those four recruits, Brown was the primary recruiter for three of them. He led the way for No. 2 overall player and defensive back Ellis Robinson IV, the No. 10 recruit in linebacker Justin Williams, and the No. 15 recruit KJ Bolden who they flipped from Florida State.
His efforts in recruiting earned him recognition as 247Sports’ National Recruiter of the Year.
On top of playing a pivotal role in recruiting the top class for the Bulldogs, he hit the ground running at Syracuse. He put together the No. 40 recruiting class at the high school ranks, and also assembled a transfer portal class that ranks as the No. 23 class in the country headlined by Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord.