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Jersey Number 7
Andre Cisco
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Valley Stream, N.Y.
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Career Overview: Three-year starter at safety ... Elected to forgo his final season of eligibility and declare for the NFL Draft ... Rated the No. 1 safety in the country by Lindy’s heading into the 2020 campaign … Ended his career as the FBS active leader in interceptions (13) ... Led the ACC interceptions each of his first two seasons (shared the 2018 lead with Boston College’s Hamp Cheevers) ... Ranks fourth on Syracuse’s all-time interceptions list (13), tied with Walt Slovenski ... In 24 games (21 starts), had 136 tackles (94 solo), 29 passes defended (13 INT, 16 breakups), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Made an instant impact as a rookie in 2018, tying for the NCAA lead in interceptions (7) and becoming the first true freshman in program history to earn All-America honors ... Two-time All-ACC selection ... 2018 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... 2018-19 ‘Cuse Award winner as Syracuse’s Male Rookie of the Year ... Two-time ACC Honor Roll selection and four-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2020): Started the first two games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Georgia Tech game … Declared for the NFL Draft following the injury … Picked off North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell and returned it 29 yards into Tar Heel territory in the season opener. Also had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at UNC (9/12) … Made eight tackles (six solo) at Pitt (9/19) … Was named to the Jim Thorpe Award, Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch Lists prior to the season … Was also an AP, Phil Steele, Street and Smith, Lindy’s and Sporting News Preseason All-American this year … Named to Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List.
Sophomore Year (2019): All-ACC Second Team ... Associated Press All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Started nine games ... Missed the Western Michigan (9/21), Holy Cross (9/28) and NC State (10/10) games due to injury ... Despite not playing three games, led the ACC and tied for seventh nationally with five interceptions ... No. 4 in the FBS in interceptions per game (0.6) ... Ranked fourth on the team with 68 tackles (41 solo), including a half tackle for loss ... Finished fourth among ACC defensive backs in tackles per game (7.2) ... Tied for the Orange lead with 10 passes defended (5 INT, 5 breakups) ... Matched teammate Ifeatu Melifonwu for third in the ACC in passes defended per game (1.11) ... Also credited one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season ... Contributor for an Orange punt coverage team that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Made at least four tackles in every game and had at least six stops in eight of his nine appearances ... Ended the year with interceptions in three straight games ... Collected six tackles and returned an interception 10 yards in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Tied his career high with nine tackles and intercepted a pass at Maryland (9/7) ... Registered four tackles and one pass breakup versus Clemson (9/14) ... In his first game back from injury, tallied six tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Made seven tackles and tied his career high with three pass breakups at Florida State (10/26) ... Tied his personal best with nine stops and forced a fumble against Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), logged six tackles and returned an interception 48 yards for his first career touchdown ... Equaled his career high with nine tackles and picked off a pass at Louisville (11/23) ... Against Wake Forest (9/30), matched his personal best for the fourth time in 2019 with nine tackles to go along with one interception and one pass breakup ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2018): Received All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation (second team), Sporting News (second team), Associated Press (third team), Athlon (fourth team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and College Football News (honorable mention) ... Only true freshman to be voted a Walter Camp All-American out of the 50 players selected for the two teams ... Tabbed a freshman All-American by the FWAA, ESPN, 247Sports.com, USA Today and The Athletic ... ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... All-ACC First Team ... Associated Press All-ACC First Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... Played in all 13 games, starting 11 ... Tied Boston College’s Hamp Cheevers for the national lead with seven interceptions ... First freshman since Wisconsin’s Jamar Fletcher in 1998 to lead the country in interceptions and the second true freshman to do it (George Shaw, Oregon - 1951) … Set a Syracuse true freshman record and tied Texas Tech’s Adrian Frye for the FBS freshman lead in passes defended with 18 ... Second in the ACC to Virginia’s Bryce Hall (1.9) and ninth nationally in passes defended per game (1.4) ... Fourth on the team with 60 tackles (46 solo) … Tallied a team-high 11 pass breakups, the most for a Syracuse defensive back since 2003 (Steve Gregory, 12) ... At Western Michigan (8/31), became the first true freshman to start a season opener at safety for Syracuse since Markus Paul in 1985 … Made his first interception and broke up a pass against the Broncos … Had one tackle, two interceptions, and one pass breakup the next week versus Wagner (9/8) … First Orange defender since Keon Lyn at Temple in 2012 to pick off multiple passes in a game ... Recorded three solo tackles against Florida State (9/15) … Made three tackles, tallied one interception, and broke up a pass against Connecticut (9/22) … Had eight tackles at Clemson (9/29) … At Pittsburgh (10/6), made four tackles … Tallied a career-high nine tackles and forced the first fumble of his career against North Carolina (10/20) … Made two tackles and carded two pass breakups versus NC State (10/27) … Four tackles, one pass breakup, and returned his fifth interception of the season for 39 yards against Louisville (11/9) … Tied his season-high with nine tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass for the second game in a row against Notre Dame (11/17) … Intercepted a pass for the third straight game and tallied career-high three pass breakups at Boston College (11/24) to earn ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors … Also had six tackles against the Eagles ... In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), equaled his personal best with nine tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Safety for head coach Kevin Wright for two seasons at IMG Academy … Previously attended St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island … Ranked No. 52 among safeties by ESPN and No. 57 by 247Sports.com … As a senior, recorded 15 tackles, one interception, four passes defended and recovered three fumbles for the Ascenders, who finished the 2017 season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll.
Personal: Andre J. Cisco ... Born on March 23, 2000 in Queens, New York ... Son of Myriam and Chris Cisco … Two sisters ... Economics major.
Junior Year (2020): Started the first two games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Georgia Tech game … Declared for the NFL Draft following the injury … Picked off North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell and returned it 29 yards into Tar Heel territory in the season opener. Also had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at UNC (9/12) … Made eight tackles (six solo) at Pitt (9/19) … Was named to the Jim Thorpe Award, Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch Lists prior to the season … Was also an AP, Phil Steele, Street and Smith, Lindy’s and Sporting News Preseason All-American this year … Named to Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List.
Sophomore Year (2019): All-ACC Second Team ... Associated Press All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC selection ... Started nine games ... Missed the Western Michigan (9/21), Holy Cross (9/28) and NC State (10/10) games due to injury ... Despite not playing three games, led the ACC and tied for seventh nationally with five interceptions ... No. 4 in the FBS in interceptions per game (0.6) ... Ranked fourth on the team with 68 tackles (41 solo), including a half tackle for loss ... Finished fourth among ACC defensive backs in tackles per game (7.2) ... Tied for the Orange lead with 10 passes defended (5 INT, 5 breakups) ... Matched teammate Ifeatu Melifonwu for third in the ACC in passes defended per game (1.11) ... Also credited one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season ... Contributor for an Orange punt coverage team that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Made at least four tackles in every game and had at least six stops in eight of his nine appearances ... Ended the year with interceptions in three straight games ... Collected six tackles and returned an interception 10 yards in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Tied his career high with nine tackles and intercepted a pass at Maryland (9/7) ... Registered four tackles and one pass breakup versus Clemson (9/14) ... In his first game back from injury, tallied six tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Made seven tackles and tied his career high with three pass breakups at Florida State (10/26) ... Tied his personal best with nine stops and forced a fumble against Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), logged six tackles and returned an interception 48 yards for his first career touchdown ... Equaled his career high with nine tackles and picked off a pass at Louisville (11/23) ... Against Wake Forest (9/30), matched his personal best for the fourth time in 2019 with nine tackles to go along with one interception and one pass breakup ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Freshman Year (2018): Received All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation (second team), Sporting News (second team), Associated Press (third team), Athlon (fourth team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and College Football News (honorable mention) ... Only true freshman to be voted a Walter Camp All-American out of the 50 players selected for the two teams ... Tabbed a freshman All-American by the FWAA, ESPN, 247Sports.com, USA Today and The Athletic ... ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... All-ACC First Team ... Associated Press All-ACC First Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... Played in all 13 games, starting 11 ... Tied Boston College’s Hamp Cheevers for the national lead with seven interceptions ... First freshman since Wisconsin’s Jamar Fletcher in 1998 to lead the country in interceptions and the second true freshman to do it (George Shaw, Oregon - 1951) … Set a Syracuse true freshman record and tied Texas Tech’s Adrian Frye for the FBS freshman lead in passes defended with 18 ... Second in the ACC to Virginia’s Bryce Hall (1.9) and ninth nationally in passes defended per game (1.4) ... Fourth on the team with 60 tackles (46 solo) … Tallied a team-high 11 pass breakups, the most for a Syracuse defensive back since 2003 (Steve Gregory, 12) ... At Western Michigan (8/31), became the first true freshman to start a season opener at safety for Syracuse since Markus Paul in 1985 … Made his first interception and broke up a pass against the Broncos … Had one tackle, two interceptions, and one pass breakup the next week versus Wagner (9/8) … First Orange defender since Keon Lyn at Temple in 2012 to pick off multiple passes in a game ... Recorded three solo tackles against Florida State (9/15) … Made three tackles, tallied one interception, and broke up a pass against Connecticut (9/22) … Had eight tackles at Clemson (9/29) … At Pittsburgh (10/6), made four tackles … Tallied a career-high nine tackles and forced the first fumble of his career against North Carolina (10/20) … Made two tackles and carded two pass breakups versus NC State (10/27) … Four tackles, one pass breakup, and returned his fifth interception of the season for 39 yards against Louisville (11/9) … Tied his season-high with nine tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass for the second game in a row against Notre Dame (11/17) … Intercepted a pass for the third straight game and tallied career-high three pass breakups at Boston College (11/24) to earn ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors … Also had six tackles against the Eagles ... In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), equaled his personal best with nine tackles ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School: Safety for head coach Kevin Wright for two seasons at IMG Academy … Previously attended St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island … Ranked No. 52 among safeties by ESPN and No. 57 by 247Sports.com … As a senior, recorded 15 tackles, one interception, four passes defended and recovered three fumbles for the Ascenders, who finished the 2017 season 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25 poll.
Personal: Andre J. Cisco ... Born on March 23, 2000 in Queens, New York ... Son of Myriam and Chris Cisco … Two sisters ... Economics major.
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