Joe Cruz
Syracuse Orange
78
SolidProjected Starter
Is Joe Cruz starting?
Joe Cruz is the projected starter at C for Syracuse Orange.
Redshirt senior · #78 · 6'5", 315 lbs
See full Syracuse Orange depth chart ›Depth at C · Syracuse Orange
- 17878Joe CruzStarter
- 25072Kahlil Stewart
- 37466Matthew Hawn
Syracuse Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LG
- CJoe CruzThis player
- RG
- RT
Top offensive linemen in the ACC
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Sachem North, ranked #1,894 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #1,894 Natl
Holbrook, NY
- Jersey
- #78
- Class
- RS SR
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 315 lbs
At 6'5", 315 lbs, Joe Cruz plays for a Syracuse team rated 72 overall in the ACC.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8263
- National Rank
- #1894
- High School
- Sachem North
- Hometown
- Ronkonkoma, NY
Why this rating?
On a 78-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 78 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Joe Cruz's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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78
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