2019 Football Roster
Roster
Vettorello, Carlos

Jersey Number 52
Carlos Vettorello
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 289
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Royal Oak, Mich.
- High School:
- University of Detroit Jesuit
Bio
Career Overview: Has played in 46 games (43 starts) over three seasons, logging time at both tackle and center ... Spent five seasons with the Orange from 2018-22, serving as a mainstay in the line.
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Started all 13 games at center ... According to Pro Football Focus, was responsible for allowing only three sacks in 839 offensive snaps (493 pass blocking snaps) ... He and the offensive line helped pave the way for Sean Tucker to rush to another 1,000-yard season and become the first player in program history to post back-to-back seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards and 250+ receiving yards ... Part of a unit that saw significant improvements in 2022. Syracuse's passing efficiency rating upgrade from 108th in the FBS in 2021, to 45th nationally and fourth in the ACC this year. The Orange also improved to eighth in the ACC in total offense (from 10th), seventh in passing offense (from 14th), second in red zone offense (from 13th) and seventh in scoring offense (from 10th).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021): Started the first-eight games of the season on the offensive line, before suffering a season-ending injury at Virginia Tech ... Started the first two games of the year at center before moving to right tackle for the next six ... He and the rest of the offensive line paved the way for the fifth-highest rushing total in program history (2,562) and All-American running back Sean Tucker to break the program’s single-season rushing record.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2020): Started all-11 games at center … Rimington Award Watch List recipient ... Helped lead an offensive line that saw significant improvement throughout the season. 36-percent of the total number of sacks Syracuse allowed on the season came in the first-two contests (2.7 per game over final-nine contests) ... Helped pave the way for the first-two 100-yard rushers that Notre Dame allowed in the 2020 season, when Cooper Lutz (112) and Sean Tucker (101) both crossed the century mark against the Fighting Irish (12/5) ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Redshirt Freshman Year (2019): Started all 12 games, including serving as the first-team left tackle in eight contests ... Also started once at right tackle and three times at center ... Tied for the team lead with 940 snaps played ... Dished out 21 knockdown blocks ... Syracuse averaged 242.3 yards rushing in the final three games when Vettorello switched permanently to center, 88.3 yards more than its season average (154.0) ... Additionally, the team’s sacks allowed went from 4.9 per game to 1.7 over that same span ... Blocked for a unit that surpassed 500 yards of total offense twice and rushed for 200+ yards on three occasions ... On the field for every offensive snap in five games ... Made his first career start at right tackle in the season opener at Liberty (8/31), playing 79 snaps with two knockdowns ... Switched to left tackle at Maryland (9/7) and logged two knockdowns in 74 snaps to aid a Syracuse passing attack that generated a season-high 330 yards ... Played 79 snaps and registered one knockdown block versus Western Michigan (9/21) to help the Orange accumulate a season-best 545 total yards, including 258 yards on the ground ... Threw a career-high four knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack in 70 snaps versus Holy Cross (9/28) to garner ACC Team of the Week honors from Pro Football Focus ... Played a career-high 91 snaps and carded a pair of knockdowns at Florida State (10/26) ... Matched his personal best with four knockdowns in 75 snaps against Boston College (11/2) ...  Moved to center at Duke (11/16), playing 56 snaps and recording one knockdown to help the Orange rush for a season-high 286 yards ... Played all 82 snaps at center at Louisville (11/23), paving the way for the Orange to gain 510 yards of offense, including 261 yards rushing.Â
Redshirt Year (2018): Saw the field for 25 offensive snaps in two games ... Played 19 snaps in his collegiate debut against Wagner (9/8) ... Logged six snaps versus Connecticut (9/22) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Three-year starter along the offensive line for head coach Oscar Olejniczak … Also played defensive end … No. 37 guard in the Class of 2018, according to the 247Sports.com composite index … Ranked 68th at the position by ESPN … Rated the No. 23 prospect in Michigan by both ESPN and Rivals.
com … No. 25 prospect in the state, according to the 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Two-time Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State selection, earning second-team honors as a senior … 2017 All-Catholic League honoree … 2017 Detroit News All-Metro choice … Participated in the U.S. Army National Combine, an elite showcase event for the country’s top underclassmen, in January 2017 … As a junior, did not allow a sack and had 42 tackles, three sacks, and broke up five passes to help the Cubs reach the state playoffs … Team captain … Threw the shot put and discus for the Detroit Jesuit track & field team … Played basketball for three seasons.
Personal: Carlos G. Vettorello … Born on January 20, 2000 in San Diego, California … Son of Diane and Pedro Vettorello … One sister … Earned his bachelor's degree in psychology ... Pursing a Master's degree in entrepreneurship and emering enterprises.
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Started all 13 games at center ... According to Pro Football Focus, was responsible for allowing only three sacks in 839 offensive snaps (493 pass blocking snaps) ... He and the offensive line helped pave the way for Sean Tucker to rush to another 1,000-yard season and become the first player in program history to post back-to-back seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards and 250+ receiving yards ... Part of a unit that saw significant improvements in 2022. Syracuse's passing efficiency rating upgrade from 108th in the FBS in 2021, to 45th nationally and fourth in the ACC this year. The Orange also improved to eighth in the ACC in total offense (from 10th), seventh in passing offense (from 14th), second in red zone offense (from 13th) and seventh in scoring offense (from 10th).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021): Started the first-eight games of the season on the offensive line, before suffering a season-ending injury at Virginia Tech ... Started the first two games of the year at center before moving to right tackle for the next six ... He and the rest of the offensive line paved the way for the fifth-highest rushing total in program history (2,562) and All-American running back Sean Tucker to break the program’s single-season rushing record.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2020): Started all-11 games at center … Rimington Award Watch List recipient ... Helped lead an offensive line that saw significant improvement throughout the season. 36-percent of the total number of sacks Syracuse allowed on the season came in the first-two contests (2.7 per game over final-nine contests) ... Helped pave the way for the first-two 100-yard rushers that Notre Dame allowed in the 2020 season, when Cooper Lutz (112) and Sean Tucker (101) both crossed the century mark against the Fighting Irish (12/5) ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Redshirt Freshman Year (2019): Started all 12 games, including serving as the first-team left tackle in eight contests ... Also started once at right tackle and three times at center ... Tied for the team lead with 940 snaps played ... Dished out 21 knockdown blocks ... Syracuse averaged 242.3 yards rushing in the final three games when Vettorello switched permanently to center, 88.3 yards more than its season average (154.0) ... Additionally, the team’s sacks allowed went from 4.9 per game to 1.7 over that same span ... Blocked for a unit that surpassed 500 yards of total offense twice and rushed for 200+ yards on three occasions ... On the field for every offensive snap in five games ... Made his first career start at right tackle in the season opener at Liberty (8/31), playing 79 snaps with two knockdowns ... Switched to left tackle at Maryland (9/7) and logged two knockdowns in 74 snaps to aid a Syracuse passing attack that generated a season-high 330 yards ... Played 79 snaps and registered one knockdown block versus Western Michigan (9/21) to help the Orange accumulate a season-best 545 total yards, including 258 yards on the ground ... Threw a career-high four knockdown blocks and did not allow a sack in 70 snaps versus Holy Cross (9/28) to garner ACC Team of the Week honors from Pro Football Focus ... Played a career-high 91 snaps and carded a pair of knockdowns at Florida State (10/26) ... Matched his personal best with four knockdowns in 75 snaps against Boston College (11/2) ...  Moved to center at Duke (11/16), playing 56 snaps and recording one knockdown to help the Orange rush for a season-high 286 yards ... Played all 82 snaps at center at Louisville (11/23), paving the way for the Orange to gain 510 yards of offense, including 261 yards rushing.Â
Redshirt Year (2018): Saw the field for 25 offensive snaps in two games ... Played 19 snaps in his collegiate debut against Wagner (9/8) ... Logged six snaps versus Connecticut (9/22) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
High School: Three-year starter along the offensive line for head coach Oscar Olejniczak … Also played defensive end … No. 37 guard in the Class of 2018, according to the 247Sports.com composite index … Ranked 68th at the position by ESPN … Rated the No. 23 prospect in Michigan by both ESPN and Rivals.
com … No. 25 prospect in the state, according to the 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Two-time Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State selection, earning second-team honors as a senior … 2017 All-Catholic League honoree … 2017 Detroit News All-Metro choice … Participated in the U.S. Army National Combine, an elite showcase event for the country’s top underclassmen, in January 2017 … As a junior, did not allow a sack and had 42 tackles, three sacks, and broke up five passes to help the Cubs reach the state playoffs … Team captain … Threw the shot put and discus for the Detroit Jesuit track & field team … Played basketball for three seasons.
Personal: Carlos G. Vettorello … Born on January 20, 2000 in San Diego, California … Son of Diane and Pedro Vettorello … One sister … Earned his bachelor's degree in psychology ... Pursing a Master's degree in entrepreneurship and emering enterprises.
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