2024 Spring Football Roster
Jersey Number 16
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Cartersville
- Prev School:
- Florida
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in the summer of 2022 from Florida ... Spent his first two season with the Orange as the team’s backup quarterback, appearing in 14 games with two starts ... Has completed 48-of-102 passes in his career for 624 yards and four touchdowns. Also has 46 rushing attempts for 148 yards and a score.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Was the team's primary backup quarterback, playing in seven games with one start, before suffering a season-ending injury in week nine ... Made his season debut against Colgate (9/2), completing 10-of-13 passes for 149 yards and a career-high three touchdowns ... Went 5-for-9 passing for 57 yards against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Also played against Army (9/23), Clemson (9/30) and North Carolina (10/7) in relief, completing 2-of-3 passes and rushing three times for 33 yards in that stretch ... Played the fourth quarter at Florida State (10/14), passing for 29 yards on nine attempts and rushing twice for four yards ... Started the Boston College (11/3) game, where he completed 7-of-17 passes for 37 yards, but ran 12 times for 67 yards and a touchdown ... Was injured for the final four games of the season.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in seven games with one start at quarterback ... Completed 22-of-51 (43.1 pct.) of his passes on the season. Threw one touchdown pass and also ran 25 times for 43 yards ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Louisville (9/3), completing his only pass attempt for five yards ... Completed a 22-yard pass attempt and ran twice for 13 yards in relief during the Orange’s win at UConn (9/10) ... Completed his only pass attempt vs. Wagner (10/1), combining with Garrett Shrader (17-of-17) to complete all-18 passes on the day and set a single-game program record for the most passing attempts with a perfect completion percentage ... Played the entire second half vs. Notre Dame (10/29), completing 11-of-22 passes for a career-high 190 yards and threw his first collegiate touchdown pass ... Made his first collegiate start at Pittsburgh (11/5), completing eight passes for 120 yards and running a career-high 14 times ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Year at Florida (2021): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Rated a four-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings... Ranked as the No. 16 QB in the country and the No. 14 overall prospect in Georgia according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings... Finished the 2020 Elite 11 Finals as Sports Illustrated All-American’s No. 5 QB from the event... Played at a 5A high school (Cartersville) in Georgia, which is the third-largest classification in the state... Previously played for McEachern High School (Powder Springs, Ga.).
Personal: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson ... Born September 24, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia ... Son of Carlos Del Rio ... One brother, three sisters ... Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Was the team's primary backup quarterback, playing in seven games with one start, before suffering a season-ending injury in week nine ... Made his season debut against Colgate (9/2), completing 10-of-13 passes for 149 yards and a career-high three touchdowns ... Went 5-for-9 passing for 57 yards against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Also played against Army (9/23), Clemson (9/30) and North Carolina (10/7) in relief, completing 2-of-3 passes and rushing three times for 33 yards in that stretch ... Played the fourth quarter at Florida State (10/14), passing for 29 yards on nine attempts and rushing twice for four yards ... Started the Boston College (11/3) game, where he completed 7-of-17 passes for 37 yards, but ran 12 times for 67 yards and a touchdown ... Was injured for the final four games of the season.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in seven games with one start at quarterback ... Completed 22-of-51 (43.1 pct.) of his passes on the season. Threw one touchdown pass and also ran 25 times for 43 yards ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Louisville (9/3), completing his only pass attempt for five yards ... Completed a 22-yard pass attempt and ran twice for 13 yards in relief during the Orange’s win at UConn (9/10) ... Completed his only pass attempt vs. Wagner (10/1), combining with Garrett Shrader (17-of-17) to complete all-18 passes on the day and set a single-game program record for the most passing attempts with a perfect completion percentage ... Played the entire second half vs. Notre Dame (10/29), completing 11-of-22 passes for a career-high 190 yards and threw his first collegiate touchdown pass ... Made his first collegiate start at Pittsburgh (11/5), completing eight passes for 120 yards and running a career-high 14 times ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Redshirt Year at Florida (2021): Did not appear in any games.
High School: Rated a four-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings... Ranked as the No. 16 QB in the country and the No. 14 overall prospect in Georgia according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings... Finished the 2020 Elite 11 Finals as Sports Illustrated All-American’s No. 5 QB from the event... Played at a 5A high school (Cartersville) in Georgia, which is the third-largest classification in the state... Previously played for McEachern High School (Powder Springs, Ga.).
Personal: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson ... Born September 24, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia ... Son of Carlos Del Rio ... One brother, three sisters ... Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
