Russell, No. 4 WR in 2026, commits to Syracuse

Syracuse landed a seismic summation successful the 2026 people Saturday nighttime erstwhile four-star wide receiver Calvin Russell, ESPN's No. 28 wide recruit, announced his committedness to the Orange.

Russell, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound downfield people from Miami, Florida, is ESPN's fourth-ranked wide receiver successful the 2026 class. He chose Syracuse implicit finalists Michigan, Florida State and Oregon pursuing a brace of unofficial visits with the programme this spring.

Russell lands with the Orange arsenic the No. 1 pledge successful Syracuse manager Fran Brown's 2026 class. If Russell signs aboriginal this year, helium would beryllium the highest-ranked summation successful programme history.

Russell is the lad of erstwhile Miami women's hoops subordinate Chanivia Broussard and a three-sport standout astatine Miami Northwestern High School, wherever helium won a 3A authorities rubric successful 2024 nether caput manager and erstwhile NFL backmost Teddy Bridgewater.

He was credited with 39 receptions for 704 yards and 13 touchdowns successful his inferior run past fall. A skilled tiny guardant who averaged 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per crippled successful his sophomore hoops season, Russell is besides expected to prosecute the accidental to play assemblage hoops with the Orange.

Russell marks different milestone pledge for Syracuse nether Brown, who besides landed ESPN 300 information Demetres Samuel successful 2025.

Russell follows apical 300 antiaircraft extremity Kamron Wilson (No. 285 overall) arsenic Syracuse's 2nd ESPN 300 perpetrate this rhythm and represents the program's 26th wide pledge successful the 2026 class. Russell leads a heavy 2026 Syracuse wide receiver that besides includes walk catchers Amare Gough, B.J. Garrett, Phoenix Henriquez and Zikhere Leaks astir three-star backmost Zaid Lott, who flipped his pledge from North Carolina successful March.