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Get To Know Your Orange Man - No. 26 HB Tyrone Perkins

Name: Tyrone Perkins

Position: Hybrid Back (If you missed it, Brian Tahmosh explains what that means in his story here.)

Year: Freshman

Height: 6-0

Weight: 208

Hometown: Glen Head, NY

High School: Friends Academy

How'd He Get Here?: He was the first to verbally commit to Syracuse. His only other offer was from Fordham. He suffered an ACL tear last year, but during his junior season, he rushed for over 1,000 yards, scored 24 touchdowns and was named a team captain.