2004 Football Roster
Roster
Tom Ferron
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 244
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clyde, NY
- High School:
- Clyde-Savannah Central
2007 All-BIG EAST Candidate
At SU: Two letters … Redshirted in 2004
Sophomore Year (2006): Led the team with 30 catches, becoming the first tight end to lead Syracuse in receptions since Tony Sidor in 1980 … His 351 receiving yards ranked second … His 30 receptions tie for the second-most by a tight end and his 351 receiving yards rank eighth … Played in all 12 games, starting six … At Illinois, had two catches for 33 yards, including his first career touchdown reception, in his first start for the Orange … Against Miami (OH), caught five passes for 54 yards … Against Wyoming, caught four passes for 64 yards and one touchdown … Against Pittsburgh, caught four passes for 45 yards … At West Virginia, had one catch for six yards … Against Louisville, caught a career-high seven passes for 88 yards … At Cincinnati, caught three passes for 21 yards … At South Florida, had two recpetions for 24 yards … At Rutgers, caught two passes for 16 yards.
Freshman Year (2005): Played in six games … Had three receptions for 46 yards … Against Buffalo, had a career-long 30-yard reception … At Pittsburgh, had one catch for 11 yards … Against Cincinnati, caught one pass for five yards.
High School: 2002 and 2003 first-team all-state selection … 2003 PrepStar All-East Region selection … Rated the No. 7 prospect in New York by SuperPrep … 2003 Section V Class D Offensive Player of the Year … A first-team All-Greater Rochester selection as a senior … A three-time Finger Lakes West First Team selection … Helped the Eagles to a 31-8 record during his four years … Recorded 102 catches for 2,288 yards and 25 touchdowns in his career … Had 36 career carries for 183 yards and five touchdowns … Made 166 tackles, including 20.5 sacks, in his career … Had 30 catches for 624 yards and nine touchdowns in 2003 … Rushed 21 times for 122 yards, five touchdowns and six two-point conversions as a senior … Recorded 43 tackles, including eight sacks, two forced fumbles and two touchdowns on defense in 2003 … Member of the 2001 Section V Class D football championship team … Team captain as a senior … Four-year football letterwinner for coach John Pezzulo … First-team All-Wayne County selection and team MVP in basketball … Recruited by former assistant coach David Walker.
Personal: Thomas M. Ferron … Born November 6, 1985 in Geneva, N.Y. … Son of Mike Ferron and Denise Tripp … Three sisters … His stepfather, Howard Tripp, earned his master’s degree in education from SU in 1990 … Majoring in physical education.
