Darrell Gill Jr.
Darrell Gill Jr.
Beats you over the top. Three seasons at Syracuse, two different head coaches: Nunzio Campanile and Fran Brown. The receipt on tape: 152 rec yds, 6 receptions against Colgate, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 66–24
vs Colgate
6 rec · 152 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Colgate.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #35
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Samson Nacua’s 2021 season.
Matches Samson on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Reginald Virgil’s path through Texas Tech.
Brennan Eagles
Matches Reginald on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ayden Greene's junior season at Virginia Tech (2025).
Matches Ayden on
Differs from Ayden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Darrell Gill Jr.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+743%
Up 743% from first season to most-recent.