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Jersey Number 36
Chris Elmore
- Position:
- Fullback/Tight End
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Phillips Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Two-time team captain ... Declared for the NFL after suffering a season-ending injury in 2022 ... Appeared in 53 games (21 starts) as a tight end/fullback/offensive lineman over six seasons with the program since 2017 ... Redshirted in 2021 after injuries shortened his senior campaign to just four games ... Transitioned from fullback to offensive line in 2020 to address a position of need ... Went both ways in 2019, seeing action in seven games at defensive tackle ... Core special teams player … Has carried the ball 28 times for 65 yards (2.3 avg.) and three touchdowns ... Defensively, has nine tackles, including one for a loss, in 76 snaps ... Returned three kickoffs in his career for 44 yards (14.7 avg.).
Redshirt Senior Year (2022): Team Captain ... Named to Bruce Feldman's 'Freaks' List ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the year vs. Louisville (9/3), concluding his collegiate career ... Earned the Jim DaRin Award at the team banquet. Established in 2018, the award goes to a player who displays extraordinary courage in overcoming significant obstacles, injury, illness, or personal tragedy
Redshirt Year (2021): Offensive team captain ... Had to miss the first four games of the 2021 season and missed the last four games of the year due to injury, allowing him to redshirt and return for a sixth season in 2022 ...  Made four starts at tight end, being a crucial lead blocker for All-American Sean Tucker and catching one pass for 10 yards ... Returned to the lineup vs. Florida State (10/2) ... Suffered a season-ending injury vs. Virginia Tech (10/23) ... He and the offensive line paved the way for the fifth-highest rushing total in program history (2,562) and All-American running back Sean Tucker to break the program’s single-season rushing record.
Senior Year (2020): Transitioned to offensive line after a rash of injuries left the Orange down on starters ... Appeared in all-11 games, starting the first-nine games of the year at offensive guard before moving back to fullback for the final-two games of the season ... Made his first appearance at offensive line in the season opener against North Carolina (9/12) ... Was Syracuse’s game captain for the Wake Forest contest (10/31) ... Caught one pass for five yards at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 12 games with five starts at tight end ... Key contributor on the punt team, kickoff return team and PAT/field-goal unit ... Saw limited action at defensive tackle, playing 76 snaps over seven games ... Carried the ball twice for two yards (1.0 avg.) ... Returned one kickoff for 13 yards ... Posted nine tackles, including one for lost yardage ... Blocked for an offense that surpassed 500 total yards twice and gained 200+ rushing yards on three occasions ... As a personal protector, blocked for All-America punter Sterling Hofrichter and helped Syracuse rank first in the ACC (No. 3 nationally) in net punting average (43.03) for the third straight season ... Had a 1-yard run in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Made his defensive debut versus Holy Cross (9/28), logging 11 snaps at defensive tackle and carding his first career tackle ... At NC State (10/10), served as Syracuse’s special teams game captain and collected a personal-best three tackles in 12 defensive snaps ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, in 10 defensive snaps against Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Played a season-high 16 defensive snaps at Florida State (10/26) and finished with one tackle ... On the field for 16 defensive snaps for the second week in a row versus Boston College (11/2) and made two tackles ... Had a 1-yard run at Louisville (11/23) ... Credited with a 13-yard kickoff return, the third of his career, against Wake Forest (11/30). Â
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in all 13 games, starting three times ... Rushed for seven yards and two touchdowns on three carries (2.3 avg.) ... Opened holes for a Syracuse offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Valuable member of the kickoff return, PAT/field-goal and punt teams ... On PAT/field goal, protected All-America kicker and 2018 Lou Groza Award winner Andre Szmyt, who led the nation in field goals (30) and did not miss an extra point (61-61) ... Contributed to a punting unit that led the ACC in net average (39.3) for the second year in a row ... At Western Michigan (8/31), had a career-long kickoff return of 12 yards and blocked for an offense that generated 334 yards rushing ... Made the first start of his career at Clemson (9/29), as SU began the game with two tight ends ... Against North Carolina (10/20), scored a 1-yard touchdown on his first carry of the season ... At Wake Forest (11/3), rushed twice for six yards, including another 1-yard score ... Started at tight end and made his first career catch for a 6-yard gain versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in all 12 games ... Contributed on special teams as a member of the kickoff return and PAT/field-goal units ... Rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries (2.4 avg.) ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), ran for a personal-best 28 yards on eight carries, including a career-long rush of 12 yards ... Five carries for 14 yards at NC State (9/30) ... At Miami (10/21), fielded the first kickoff of his career and returned it 12 yards ... Had two carries for two yards and scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard run versus Wake Forest (11/11).
High School: Played fullback and defensive tackle for Coach Troy McAllister … Ranked the No. 2 defensive tackle in Illinois and 46th nationally by Scout.com … No. 83 defensive tackle in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings … 2016 Illinois Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Class 4A All-State selection … Named to the 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA Illinois First Team by USA Today … Also earned Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League First Team plaudits as a senior … PrepStar All-Midwest honoree … Carded 80 tackles, including 19 for a loss, and 14 sacks during his senior season … Logged 280 career tackles ... Set the Illinois state record with 44 career sacks ... Member of the first Chicago public high school team to win an Illinois state championship, as Phillips went undefeated (14-0) to capture the 2016 IHSA Class 4A crown ... Two-time team captain.
Personal: Christopher Brian Elmore … Born on May 21, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois … Son of Clinton Elmore … One brother, one sister ... Younger brother, Craig, played running back at Kent State … Earned his bachelor's degree in human development and family science.
Redshirt Senior Year (2022): Team Captain ... Named to Bruce Feldman's 'Freaks' List ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the year vs. Louisville (9/3), concluding his collegiate career ... Earned the Jim DaRin Award at the team banquet. Established in 2018, the award goes to a player who displays extraordinary courage in overcoming significant obstacles, injury, illness, or personal tragedy
Redshirt Year (2021): Offensive team captain ... Had to miss the first four games of the 2021 season and missed the last four games of the year due to injury, allowing him to redshirt and return for a sixth season in 2022 ...  Made four starts at tight end, being a crucial lead blocker for All-American Sean Tucker and catching one pass for 10 yards ... Returned to the lineup vs. Florida State (10/2) ... Suffered a season-ending injury vs. Virginia Tech (10/23) ... He and the offensive line paved the way for the fifth-highest rushing total in program history (2,562) and All-American running back Sean Tucker to break the program’s single-season rushing record.
Senior Year (2020): Transitioned to offensive line after a rash of injuries left the Orange down on starters ... Appeared in all-11 games, starting the first-nine games of the year at offensive guard before moving back to fullback for the final-two games of the season ... Made his first appearance at offensive line in the season opener against North Carolina (9/12) ... Was Syracuse’s game captain for the Wake Forest contest (10/31) ... Caught one pass for five yards at Notre Dame (12/5).
Junior Year (2019): Played in all 12 games with five starts at tight end ... Key contributor on the punt team, kickoff return team and PAT/field-goal unit ... Saw limited action at defensive tackle, playing 76 snaps over seven games ... Carried the ball twice for two yards (1.0 avg.) ... Returned one kickoff for 13 yards ... Posted nine tackles, including one for lost yardage ... Blocked for an offense that surpassed 500 total yards twice and gained 200+ rushing yards on three occasions ... As a personal protector, blocked for All-America punter Sterling Hofrichter and helped Syracuse rank first in the ACC (No. 3 nationally) in net punting average (43.03) for the third straight season ... Had a 1-yard run in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Made his defensive debut versus Holy Cross (9/28), logging 11 snaps at defensive tackle and carding his first career tackle ... At NC State (10/10), served as Syracuse’s special teams game captain and collected a personal-best three tackles in 12 defensive snaps ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss of four yards, in 10 defensive snaps against Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Played a season-high 16 defensive snaps at Florida State (10/26) and finished with one tackle ... On the field for 16 defensive snaps for the second week in a row versus Boston College (11/2) and made two tackles ... Had a 1-yard run at Louisville (11/23) ... Credited with a 13-yard kickoff return, the third of his career, against Wake Forest (11/30). Â
Sophomore Year (2018): Played in all 13 games, starting three times ... Rushed for seven yards and two touchdowns on three carries (2.3 avg.) ... Opened holes for a Syracuse offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Valuable member of the kickoff return, PAT/field-goal and punt teams ... On PAT/field goal, protected All-America kicker and 2018 Lou Groza Award winner Andre Szmyt, who led the nation in field goals (30) and did not miss an extra point (61-61) ... Contributed to a punting unit that led the ACC in net average (39.3) for the second year in a row ... At Western Michigan (8/31), had a career-long kickoff return of 12 yards and blocked for an offense that generated 334 yards rushing ... Made the first start of his career at Clemson (9/29), as SU began the game with two tight ends ... Against North Carolina (10/20), scored a 1-yard touchdown on his first carry of the season ... At Wake Forest (11/3), rushed twice for six yards, including another 1-yard score ... Started at tight end and made his first career catch for a 6-yard gain versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl.
Freshman Year (2017): Appeared in all 12 games ... Contributed on special teams as a member of the kickoff return and PAT/field-goal units ... Rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries (2.4 avg.) ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), ran for a personal-best 28 yards on eight carries, including a career-long rush of 12 yards ... Five carries for 14 yards at NC State (9/30) ... At Miami (10/21), fielded the first kickoff of his career and returned it 12 yards ... Had two carries for two yards and scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard run versus Wake Forest (11/11).
High School: Played fullback and defensive tackle for Coach Troy McAllister … Ranked the No. 2 defensive tackle in Illinois and 46th nationally by Scout.com … No. 83 defensive tackle in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings … 2016 Illinois Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Class 4A All-State selection … Named to the 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA Illinois First Team by USA Today … Also earned Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League First Team plaudits as a senior … PrepStar All-Midwest honoree … Carded 80 tackles, including 19 for a loss, and 14 sacks during his senior season … Logged 280 career tackles ... Set the Illinois state record with 44 career sacks ... Member of the first Chicago public high school team to win an Illinois state championship, as Phillips went undefeated (14-0) to capture the 2016 IHSA Class 4A crown ... Two-time team captain.
Personal: Christopher Brian Elmore … Born on May 21, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois … Son of Clinton Elmore … One brother, one sister ... Younger brother, Craig, played running back at Kent State … Earned his bachelor's degree in human development and family science.
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