2023 Football Roster
Roster
Sugano, Yosuke

Jersey Number 31
Yosuke Sugano
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Akashi, Japan
- High School:
- Greenville (PA)
- Prev School:
- Saint Francis
Bio
Career Overview: Joined the Orange as a graduate transfer from Saint Francis prior to the start of the 2022 season ... Has appeared in five games with the Orange ... Across the two schools, has seen action in 29Â collegiate games with 26 tackles and five sacks.
Redshirt Senior Year (2023): Appeared in four games with two tackles and a sack ... Made both tackles and his first sack at the FBS level in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Appeared in one game as a reserve linebacker ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Wagner (10/1) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021 at Saint Francis): Appeared in all-11 games, making 12 tackles, 2.0 sacks and forcing a fumble ... Had four tackles and a sack against LIU (10/9) ... Had two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Morgan State (10/2).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2020 at Saint Francis): Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2019 at Saint Francis): Appeared in all-12 games, making 21 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and two sacks ... His sacks came against Central Connecticut State (11/9) and Robert Morris (10/12) ... Had a career-high five tackles against Duquesne (11/2).
Freshman Year (2018 at Saint Francis): Appeared in one game, making one tackle against West Virginia Wesleyan.
High School: Played high school for the Greenville, where he helped the Trojans to a 9-3 record and trop to the Pennsylvania State AA Playoffs as a senior ... Had 62 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a PBU in his high school career ... A Japan native, Sugano played for the Kwansei Gakuin High School Fighters, who won the Japan National Championship in American Football.
Personal: Yosuke Sugano ... Son of Keiko and Eizabro Sugano ... One brother ... Pursuing a Master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
Redshirt Senior Year (2023): Appeared in four games with two tackles and a sack ... Made both tackles and his first sack at the FBS level in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs. South Florida (12/21).
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Appeared in one game as a reserve linebacker ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Wagner (10/1) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both semesters.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2021 at Saint Francis): Appeared in all-11 games, making 12 tackles, 2.0 sacks and forcing a fumble ... Had four tackles and a sack against LIU (10/9) ... Had two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Morgan State (10/2).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2020 at Saint Francis): Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2019 at Saint Francis): Appeared in all-12 games, making 21 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and two sacks ... His sacks came against Central Connecticut State (11/9) and Robert Morris (10/12) ... Had a career-high five tackles against Duquesne (11/2).
Freshman Year (2018 at Saint Francis): Appeared in one game, making one tackle against West Virginia Wesleyan.
High School: Played high school for the Greenville, where he helped the Trojans to a 9-3 record and trop to the Pennsylvania State AA Playoffs as a senior ... Had 62 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a PBU in his high school career ... A Japan native, Sugano played for the Kwansei Gakuin High School Fighters, who won the Japan National Championship in American Football.
Personal: Yosuke Sugano ... Son of Keiko and Eizabro Sugano ... One brother ... Pursuing a Master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
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Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
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