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Jersey Number 99
Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 279
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardinal Hayes
Bio
Career Overview: Has appeared in 32 games with one start in his four seasons at SU as a defensive tackle ... Has 38 career tackles.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 10 games, recording 16 tackles on the season, with his playing time increasing as the season wore on ... Made two tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had a tackle at NC State (10/12) ... Made five tackles, setting a new career high, in the overtime win over Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Made one tackle at Boston College (11/9) ... Had a solo stop at Cal (11/16) ... Tied his career high in tackles (five) and solo tackles (three) in the upset win over No. 6 Miami (11/30) ... Made one solo tackle in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl against Washington State (12/27).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in nine games, making six tackles, also broke up one pass ... Made one tackle in the season opener vs. Colgate (9/2) ... Had a tackle against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Notched his third-straight game with a tackle in the win at Purdue (9/16), also deflected a pass ... Had a solo tackle against Boston College (11/3) ... Made one tackle against Wake Forest (11/25) ... Eneded the year with a tackle in the Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in 11 games, making one start ... Saw significantly more time over the final nine games of the season after Terry Lockett’s season-ending injury ... Made 14 tackles (six solo) on the season ... Had a solo stop in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Made a tackle vs. Wagner (10/1) ... Had three tackles at Clemson (10/22) ... Made four tackles at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Made his first collegiate start in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29), where he made four tackles including a career-high three solo stops ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Year (2021): Appeared in two games at defensive tackle as a true freshman, making two tackles ... Made his collegiate debut against Rutgers (9/11) ... Made two tackles against UAlbany (9/18) ... Member of the Su Athletic Director’s honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
High School: Rated as a top-five prospect in New York State according to 247Sports.com … Three-star prospect by Rivals … Recorded 20 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and eight forced fumbles in his career … Two-time team captain … Helped Cardinal Hayes to a CHSFL Championship in 2019 … Three-sport athlete, competing in both basketball and track as well.Â
Personal: Elijah Nasir Fuentes … Born February 5, 2003 in Bronx, New York … Son of Norman Cundiff and Melinda Fuentes … One brother … Majoring in human development and family science in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 10 games, recording 16 tackles on the season, with his playing time increasing as the season wore on ... Made two tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Had a tackle at NC State (10/12) ... Made five tackles, setting a new career high, in the overtime win over Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Made one tackle at Boston College (11/9) ... Had a solo stop at Cal (11/16) ... Tied his career high in tackles (five) and solo tackles (three) in the upset win over No. 6 Miami (11/30) ... Made one solo tackle in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl against Washington State (12/27).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in nine games, making six tackles, also broke up one pass ... Made one tackle in the season opener vs. Colgate (9/2) ... Had a tackle against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Notched his third-straight game with a tackle in the win at Purdue (9/16), also deflected a pass ... Had a solo tackle against Boston College (11/3) ... Made one tackle against Wake Forest (11/25) ... Eneded the year with a tackle in the Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in 11 games, making one start ... Saw significantly more time over the final nine games of the season after Terry Lockett’s season-ending injury ... Made 14 tackles (six solo) on the season ... Had a solo stop in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Made a tackle vs. Wagner (10/1) ... Had three tackles at Clemson (10/22) ... Made four tackles at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Made his first collegiate start in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29), where he made four tackles including a career-high three solo stops ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Year (2021): Appeared in two games at defensive tackle as a true freshman, making two tackles ... Made his collegiate debut against Rutgers (9/11) ... Made two tackles against UAlbany (9/18) ... Member of the Su Athletic Director’s honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
High School: Rated as a top-five prospect in New York State according to 247Sports.com … Three-star prospect by Rivals … Recorded 20 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and eight forced fumbles in his career … Two-time team captain … Helped Cardinal Hayes to a CHSFL Championship in 2019 … Three-sport athlete, competing in both basketball and track as well.Â
Personal: Elijah Nasir Fuentes … Born February 5, 2003 in Bronx, New York … Son of Norman Cundiff and Melinda Fuentes … One brother … Majoring in human development and family science in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
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Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
Syracuse Football Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
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