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Syracuse Football Recruiting: 2016 TE Target Okwuegbunam Will Visit Syracuse

Three-star 2016 tight end Albert Okwuegbunam will schedule an official visit to Syracuse after his season is over.

Albert Okwuegbunam is a 6'5" 225 pound tight end recruit who plays for Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Illinois. He has offers from Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, and West Virginia among other. According to Josh Helmholdt, who covers recruiting for the Midwest for Rivals.com, Okwuegbunam intends to take an official visit to Syracuse.

Syracuse has a need at tight end in 2016 and has several targets, but Okwuegbunam is the target who is garnering the most national attention.