While we didn’t have any former Syracuse Orange players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, three former Orange went in the first round of the 2024 CFL Draft.
Wide receiver Kevin Mital was selected 5th by the Toronto Argonauts. Mital was in Syracuse for one redshirt season before he returned to Canada to play at Laval where he completed a dominant career.
Defensive back Ben Labrosse went 6th to the Calgary Stampeders. Labrosse spent two seasons in Syracuse, appearing in eight games and making 14 tackles. He returned to Canada after the 2020 season and finished at McGill. Before he joins Calgary he’ll participate in the New York Giants minicamp.
Linebacker Geoff Cantin-Arku was selected with the final pick of the first round when he was picked 9th by the Montreal Alouettes. Cantin-Arku spent three seasons in Syracuse before transferring to Memphis. While with the Orange he appeared in 22 games and made 105 tackles with a fumble return for a touchdown.
Cantin-Arku has been invited to rookie camp with the Dolphins where he’ll join Orange cornerback Isaiah Johnson.
Best of luck to these former Orange.
