Get to Know Your Syracuse Orange Man: #38, FB Max Runyon - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

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Today kids, we learn about the lost art of the fullback

It’s time to start preparing for the 2025 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces for Year 2 of the Fran Brown Era.

Up next is…

Name: Max Runyon

Position: Fullback

Year: Redshirt Senior

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 241 lbs.

Hometown: Saddle River, NJ

High School/Previous College: St. Joseph’s/Lafayette

2024 stats (Iowa): Played 11 games as Syracuse’s fullback last year

2025 projections: Fran Brown and Jeff Nixon turn to Runyon as the Orange fullback in jumbo package situations. That means Runyon will only see the field as a blocker in short yardage or goal line plays. He’s still been very effective in those areas, so expect Runyon to still appear in that role.

How’d he get here?: Transferred from Lafayette in 2023. Was targeted by Ivy League and Patriot League schools out of high school.

What’d recruiting sites say?: Unrated.

Winners Get Washed: SCENT STOP® FULL BODY WASH - Since Runyon’s primary task is stopping rushers in their tracks

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Interesting nugget o’interest: A couple of notable football players have come from St. Joseph’s Regional in New Jersey. The most notable would be former Notre Dame running back Audric Estime.

Let’s get a look at ya: The good ol’ Hudl tape