2023 Football Roster
Roster
Folk, Malcolm

Jersey Number 27
Malcolm Folk
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pottsgrove, Pa.
- High School:
- Episcopal Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Appeared in 11 games at Syracuse over three years as a reserve defensive back and special teams player ... Had five tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in his career ... Earned his undergraduate degree in Dec., 2023 and transferred.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in eight games, mostly on special teams, and recorded one tackle ... Played against Colgate (9/2), Western Michigan (9/9), Purdue (9/16), North Carolina (10/7), Boston College (11/3), Georgia Tech (11/18), Wake Forest (11/25) and South Florida (12/21) ... Made a solo tackle in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in three games, making four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... Made his collegiate debut at UConn (9/10) and recorded three solo tackles ... Had a tackle for loss against Wagner (10/1) ... Also saw time in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
Redshirt Year (2021): Did not appear in any games ... Enrolled at Syracuse in February 2021 ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
High School: Played for head coach Todd Fairlie for four years ... Rated three stars by 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Top-30 prospect out of Pennsylvania according to 247 Sports … 108 career tackles, three interceptions, 1,565 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns in his high school career at Episcopal Academy, despite not playing a senior season … Two-time first-team All-Inter-AC for both sides of the ball … Three-time All-Delco Region selection … Three-time All-Mainline selection … 2019 All-Philadelphia selection … Three-sport athlete, also competing in basketball and track.
Personal: Malcolm Stefan Folk … Born July 16, 2002 in Paoli, Pennsylvania … Son of Gary and Deidre Folk … One sister … Majoring in political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in eight games, mostly on special teams, and recorded one tackle ... Played against Colgate (9/2), Western Michigan (9/9), Purdue (9/16), North Carolina (10/7), Boston College (11/3), Georgia Tech (11/18), Wake Forest (11/25) and South Florida (12/21) ... Made a solo tackle in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in three games, making four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... Made his collegiate debut at UConn (9/10) and recorded three solo tackles ... Had a tackle for loss against Wagner (10/1) ... Also saw time in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
Redshirt Year (2021): Did not appear in any games ... Enrolled at Syracuse in February 2021 ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
High School: Played for head coach Todd Fairlie for four years ... Rated three stars by 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Top-30 prospect out of Pennsylvania according to 247 Sports … 108 career tackles, three interceptions, 1,565 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns in his high school career at Episcopal Academy, despite not playing a senior season … Two-time first-team All-Inter-AC for both sides of the ball … Three-time All-Delco Region selection … Three-time All-Mainline selection … 2019 All-Philadelphia selection … Three-sport athlete, also competing in basketball and track.
Personal: Malcolm Stefan Folk … Born July 16, 2002 in Paoli, Pennsylvania … Son of Gary and Deidre Folk … One sister … Majoring in political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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