Syracuse, N.Y. — In less than two months, Dino Babers broke down Syracuse's 2016 recruiting class and built it back up again.
Eleven of the 15 commits he inherited from Scott Shafer's staff decommitted while 16 more were added before National Signing Day.
Babers, allowed to speak about specific players for the first time on Wednesday, explained why he chose those four Shafer-era recruits — quarterback Rex Culpepper, athlete Moe Neal, offensive lineman Sam Heckel and safety Scoop Bradshaw — to continue recruiting.
"We felt that they fit the need," Babers said. "They fit the criteria.