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Syracuse Football: Phil Steele predicts breakout players for Orange

If the Syracuse football squad is going to continue their 2018 success, they’re going to need some new players to step up to the plate.

The Orange lost a lot of production both offensively (Eric Dungey, Jamal Custis) and defensively (Chris Slayton, Ryan Guthrie) to graduation and the NFL Draft.

College football guru Phil Steele joined Boy Green on ‘Drive Time Sports’ and revealed some breakout candidates on offense and defense who can jump to the forefront in 2019:

On offense:

“I think someone you have to look at is wide receiver Trishton Jackson who didn’t get much action last year due to the transfer restrictions.