How does Syracuse football’s 2018 recruiting class compare to recent years?

The Syracuse Orange football program hauled in a top-50 recruiting class for 2018 -- at least for the moment. According to the 247Sports composite rankings, SU comes in at No. 49 overall right now, and ninth in the ACC.

Those aren’t earth-shattering numbers, necessarily. But it’s clear progress for Dino Babers’s staff despite an offseason that saw them lose top recruiter and co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis to Kent State. Especially given the fact that this was just an 18-player class (with three more spots available), it’s a strong sign that the group still ranks so well as we hit the stretch run on National Signing Day.

The visible difference between this class and others of recent SU…