Dwight Freeney
Defensive End • 2001
Freeney terrorized opposing quarterbacks from 1998-2001. He holds the Orange records for most sacks in a game (4.5 vs. Virginia Tech in 2000) and season (17.5 in 2001). He finished his career with 34 quarterback takedowns, second only to Tim Green on the Syracuse all-time list. Freeney was team MVP his junior year. As a senior in 2001, he was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection and shared BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. He was also a finalist for the 2001 Lombardi, Bednarik, and Nagurski awards. The Indianapolis Colts made him the 11th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2004, Freeney led the NFL with 16 sacks. He won a world championship with the Colts two years later when Indianapolis defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Freeney has also played for the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals during his pro career and he ranks in the top 20 in NFL history with 119.5 career sacks.
Freeney terrorized opposing quarterbacks from 1998-2001. He holds the Orange records for most sacks in a game (4.5 vs. Virginia Tech in 2000) and season (17.5 in 2001). He finished his career with 34 quarterback takedowns, second only to Tim Green on the Syracuse all-time list. Freeney was team MVP his junior year. As a senior in 2001, he was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection and shared BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. He was also a finalist for the 2001 Lombardi, Bednarik, and Nagurski awards. The Indianapolis Colts made him the 11th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. In 2004, Freeney led the NFL with 16 sacks. He won a world championship with the Colts two years later when Indianapolis defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Freeney has also played for the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals during his pro career and he ranks in the top 20 in NFL history with 119.5 career sacks.
