2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 30
Tunmise Adeleye
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Tompkins
- Prev School:
- Texas State/Texas A&M/UNLV
Career Overview: All-Mountain West selection who transferred to Syracuse in January of 2026 from UNLV … Has prior stops at Texas A&M, Michigan State and Texas State … Has appeared in 29 games with 70 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, 8 quarterback hurries, 3 pass breakups and a forced fumble.
Redshirt Junior Year (2025 at UNLV): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West … Appeared in 13 games with six starts on the defensive line, coming in the final five games of the regular season and the Mountain West Championship Game … Notched 49 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups … Had five tackles in The Frisco Bowl vs. Ohio (12/23) … Notched three tackles in the Mountain West Championship Game at Boise State (12/5) … Had five tackles and a pass breakup at Nevada (11/29) … Made three tackles and added a quarterback hurry against Hawaii (11/21) … Had a career-high two sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss, and two quarterback hurries, to go along with four tackles, against Utah State (11/15). It was his fourth-straight game with at least one sack … Had a sack, quarterback hurry and four tackles at Colorado State (11/8) … Made five tackles and a sack against New Mexico (11/1) … Started his four-game sack streak with one sack, four tackles and a pass breakup at Boise State (10/18) … Made six tackles and added a quarterback hurry against Air Force (10/11) … Notched two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Wyoming (10/4) … Had four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against UCLA (9/6) … Made a pair of tackles and his first sack of the season at Sam Houston (8/9) … Opened the season with two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Idaho St. (8/23).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2024 at Texas State): Appeared in seven games with six tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a quarterback hurry for the Bobcats … Made a tackle against Old Dominion (10/19) … Had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against Sam Houston (9/28) … Added a tackle for loss against College Football Playoff qualifier and Big XII Champion Arizona State (9/12) … Made one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTSA (9/7) … Had 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss and two tackles in the season opener against Lamar (8/31).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2023 at Michigan State): Appeared in six games with nine tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … Had one tackle against Michigan (10/21) … Tallied a tackle and a quarterback hurry against Rutgers (10/14) … Forced his first career fumble in a start at Iowa (9/30), adding one tackle … Had a pair of tackles against Maryland (9/23) … Notched a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of tackles against Richmond (9/9) … Had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the season opener against Central Michigan (9/1).
2022 (at Texas A&M): Appeared in three games with two starts … Made six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and had three quarterback hurries on the season … Had five tackles, three quarterback hurries and 0.5 tackles for loss against App State (9/10) … Had one tackle in his collegiate debut against Sam Houston.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Texas A&M): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Under Armour All-American … Rated five stars by Rivals and four stars by 247Sports and ESPN … Coached by Todd McVey at Katy Tompkins High School … Unanimous first-team all-district honoree as a sophomore and junior … Racked up 53 total tackles and eight sacks as a sophomore … As a junior he compiled 45 tackles and three sack while also causing a fumble.
Redshirt Junior Year (2025 at UNLV): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West … Appeared in 13 games with six starts on the defensive line, coming in the final five games of the regular season and the Mountain West Championship Game … Notched 49 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups … Had five tackles in The Frisco Bowl vs. Ohio (12/23) … Notched three tackles in the Mountain West Championship Game at Boise State (12/5) … Had five tackles and a pass breakup at Nevada (11/29) … Made three tackles and added a quarterback hurry against Hawaii (11/21) … Had a career-high two sacks, 2.0 tackles for loss, and two quarterback hurries, to go along with four tackles, against Utah State (11/15). It was his fourth-straight game with at least one sack … Had a sack, quarterback hurry and four tackles at Colorado State (11/8) … Made five tackles and a sack against New Mexico (11/1) … Started his four-game sack streak with one sack, four tackles and a pass breakup at Boise State (10/18) … Made six tackles and added a quarterback hurry against Air Force (10/11) … Notched two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Wyoming (10/4) … Had four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry against UCLA (9/6) … Made a pair of tackles and his first sack of the season at Sam Houston (8/9) … Opened the season with two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Idaho St. (8/23).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2024 at Texas State): Appeared in seven games with six tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a quarterback hurry for the Bobcats … Made a tackle against Old Dominion (10/19) … Had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against Sam Houston (9/28) … Added a tackle for loss against College Football Playoff qualifier and Big XII Champion Arizona State (9/12) … Made one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTSA (9/7) … Had 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss and two tackles in the season opener against Lamar (8/31).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2023 at Michigan State): Appeared in six games with nine tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … Had one tackle against Michigan (10/21) … Tallied a tackle and a quarterback hurry against Rutgers (10/14) … Forced his first career fumble in a start at Iowa (9/30), adding one tackle … Had a pair of tackles against Maryland (9/23) … Notched a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of tackles against Richmond (9/9) … Had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the season opener against Central Michigan (9/1).
2022 (at Texas A&M): Appeared in three games with two starts … Made six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and had three quarterback hurries on the season … Had five tackles, three quarterback hurries and 0.5 tackles for loss against App State (9/10) … Had one tackle in his collegiate debut against Sam Houston.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Texas A&M): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Under Armour All-American … Rated five stars by Rivals and four stars by 247Sports and ESPN … Coached by Todd McVey at Katy Tompkins High School … Unanimous first-team all-district honoree as a sophomore and junior … Racked up 53 total tackles and eight sacks as a sophomore … As a junior he compiled 45 tackles and three sack while also causing a fumble.
Calvin Russell Press Conference | Spring Practice 2
Sunday, March 22
OC Jeff Nixon Press Conference | Spring Practice 2
Sunday, March 22
Steve Angeli Press Conference | Spring Practice 2
Sunday, March 22
Fran Brown Press Conference | Spring Ball Day 1
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