#99

Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff

DL · Syracuse · Sr. · #99

Returning to Syracuse for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff

DL · Syracuse · Sr · #99

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1704 national
CFB
College
Syracuse
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches
2021
Syracuse
2022
Syracuse
2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
era →
2024
Fran Brown
Syracuse
era →
2025
Fran Brown
Syracuse

Played under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy
2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy
2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Syracuse530.50.5------
2024Syracuse1260.00.0------
2023Syracuse620.00.01----
2022Syracuse830.00.0------
2021Syracuse210.00.0------
Career33150.50.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 66–24

vs Colgate

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Dominant 42-point win at home against Colgate.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Syracuse

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · 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

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dal'mont Gourdine’s 2021 season.

UConn · 2021

#2

Michael Callahan

Boise State · 2021

95%
#3

Troy Rainey

Rutgers · 2023

93%
#4

Aaron Beckwith

Massachusetts · 2024

92%
#5

Kristian Varner

Georgia Southern · 2022

91%

Matches Dal'mont on

Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aaron Beckwith's senior season at Massachusetts (2023).

Massachusetts · 2023

#2

Dez Morgan

Charlotte · 2023

86%
#3

Kyron Mims

Ball State · 2023

86%
#4

Kevin Penn

UAB · 2024

85%
#5

Kennedy Roberts

Coastal Carolina · 2023

84%

Matches Aaron on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #13468

Final rank
#13706
Avg #13697.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #13468 this season.