2023 Football Roster
Roster
Denaburg, Brady

Jersey Number 92
Brady Denaburg
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Merritt Island, Fla.
- High School:
- Merritt Island
Bio
Career Overview: Appeared in in 37 games at Syracuse, including all-13 games of the 2023 season as the team's placekicker ... Was the kickoff specialist for each of the past three seasons (2022, 2023 and 2024), where 155 of his 197 kickoffs went for touchbacks ... 13-of-22 on career field goal attempts, including 10-of-13 from inside 40 yards ... 52-of-53 on PATs ... Entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 12 games, spending the duration of the season as the team's kickoff specialist and beginning the year as the placekicker ... Made 3-of-6 field goals, including a 3-of-4 mark inside 40 yards, and kicked off 73 times with 59 touchbacks ... Was a perfect 16-for-16 on PATs ... Made his only field goal attempt (26 yards) and converted on all-five PATs in the season opener against Ohio (8/31) ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals, with his 43 yard attempt blocked and making his 33-yarder in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) and was 4-for-4 on PATs ... Made his lone field goal attempt (30 yards) against Stanford (9/20) and made all three PAT attempts ... Had a 28-yard attempt blocked and missed a 45-yard field goal attempt against Holy Cross (9/28). Was 4-for-4 on PATs ... Spent the remainder of the season only doing kickoffs.
Sophomore Year (2023): Team captain ... Was the team's placekicker and kickoff specialist ... Made 10-of-16 field goal attempts on the season and was 36-of-37 on PATs ... 7-of-9 from field goals inside 40 yards. Three of his misses on the season came from 50+, including a pair of 57 yarders ... Had 62 kickoffs on the season, 56 of which went for touchbacks ... Syracuse's kickoff return defense ranked third in the ACC, allowing just 18.75 yards per game ... Made his first collegiate field goal attempt (25 yards) against Colgate (9/2) ... Connected on both field goal attempts (33, 36) against Western Michigan (9/9) and made all-six PATs ... Made a career-high three field goals, including a career-long 46-yarder, against Army (9/23) ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals against Florida State (10/14), making a 37-yard attempt ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal - his only attempt of the game - at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Made a 36-yard field goal against Boston College (11/3), missing his other attempt from 57 yards ... Went 1-of-2 on field goal attempts at Georgia Tech (11/18), making a 44 yarder and missing from 50.Â
Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in the final 12 games of the season as the team’s kickoff specialist ... Led a kickoff unit that finished the season 10th in the conference in kickoff return defense (22.81) ... Made his collegiate debut at UConn (9/10) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
High School: Was a perfect 44-of-44 on PAT attempts and 19-of-26 on field goal attempts as a senior ... Hit from 57 yards ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal attempt with 48 seconds remaining to send Merritt Island to the state championship ... Also played quarterback for team that went 13-2 ... Passed for 3,220 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 12 games, spending the duration of the season as the team's kickoff specialist and beginning the year as the placekicker ... Made 3-of-6 field goals, including a 3-of-4 mark inside 40 yards, and kicked off 73 times with 59 touchbacks ... Was a perfect 16-for-16 on PATs ... Made his only field goal attempt (26 yards) and converted on all-five PATs in the season opener against Ohio (8/31) ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals, with his 43 yard attempt blocked and making his 33-yarder in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) and was 4-for-4 on PATs ... Made his lone field goal attempt (30 yards) against Stanford (9/20) and made all three PAT attempts ... Had a 28-yard attempt blocked and missed a 45-yard field goal attempt against Holy Cross (9/28). Was 4-for-4 on PATs ... Spent the remainder of the season only doing kickoffs.
Sophomore Year (2023): Team captain ... Was the team's placekicker and kickoff specialist ... Made 10-of-16 field goal attempts on the season and was 36-of-37 on PATs ... 7-of-9 from field goals inside 40 yards. Three of his misses on the season came from 50+, including a pair of 57 yarders ... Had 62 kickoffs on the season, 56 of which went for touchbacks ... Syracuse's kickoff return defense ranked third in the ACC, allowing just 18.75 yards per game ... Made his first collegiate field goal attempt (25 yards) against Colgate (9/2) ... Connected on both field goal attempts (33, 36) against Western Michigan (9/9) and made all-six PATs ... Made a career-high three field goals, including a career-long 46-yarder, against Army (9/23) ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals against Florida State (10/14), making a 37-yard attempt ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal - his only attempt of the game - at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Made a 36-yard field goal against Boston College (11/3), missing his other attempt from 57 yards ... Went 1-of-2 on field goal attempts at Georgia Tech (11/18), making a 44 yarder and missing from 50.Â
Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in the final 12 games of the season as the team’s kickoff specialist ... Led a kickoff unit that finished the season 10th in the conference in kickoff return defense (22.81) ... Made his collegiate debut at UConn (9/10) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
High School: Was a perfect 44-of-44 on PAT attempts and 19-of-26 on field goal attempts as a senior ... Hit from 57 yards ... Connected on a 43-yard field goal attempt with 48 seconds remaining to send Merritt Island to the state championship ... Also played quarterback for team that went 13-2 ... Passed for 3,220 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
Syracuse Football Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06