2021 Football Roster
Roster
Roscoe, Cody

Jersey Number 18
Cody Roscoe
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Heights
- Prev School:
- McNeese State
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in 2020 and saw action in every game on the defensive line as a breakout star … Spent his first three college seasons at McNeese State … In 30 games (22 starts) for the Cowboys, notched 94 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 16 sacks ... In total between the two schools, had 160 tackles, 43.0 tackles for loss and 26.0 sacks in 55 collegiate games … Holds the McNeese State single-game record for pass breakups (6 vs. Houston Baptist, 2019).
Senior Year (2021): First Team All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus All-ACC ... AP All-ACC ... All-ECAC ... AP Midseason All-American ... Played in all-12 games with nine starts, recording 46 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, a forced fumble and five quarterback hurries ... His 8.5 sacks was third in the ACC and 12.5 tackles for loss ranked 12th in the league ... Led all Syracuse defensive linemen with 46 tackles ... Made four tackles in the season opener against Ohio (9/4) ... Had 3.0 tackles for loss (0.5 sacks) and a season-best seven tackles vs. Rutgers (9/11) ... Registered three sacks against UAlbany (9/18) ... Had two sacks and six solo tackles against Liberty (9/24), also forced the fumble that setup 'Cuse's game-winning field goal in that game ...Had sacks in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/9) and Clemson (10/15) ... Had five tackles and half a sack against Boston College (10/30) ... Had a tackle for loss and three tackles at Louisville (11/13) ... Made a pair or tackles and 0.5 sacks at NC State (11/20) ... Tim Green Award winner.
Senior Year (2020): Played in all-11 games making 20 tackles and tying for third on the team with six tackles for loss. Also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Made his Syracuse debut at North Carolina (9/12) … Had two tackles and a tackle for loss at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Had a season-high two tackles for loss and a sack against Georgia Tech (9/26), also forcing a fumble … Had a season-high four tackles and recovered a fumble against Duke (10/10) … Had a tackle for loss in three-straight games, vs. Boston College (11/7), at Louisville (11/20) and vs. NC State (11/28).
Junior Year (2019 at McNeese State): Played in 12 games, starting 11 … Notched 42 tackles (21 solo) … Second on the Cowboys in both tackles for loss (11) and sacks (9) … Third on the team with 10 pass breakups … Had five tackles and tied his career best with 2.5 sacks at Central Arkansas (10/12) … Against Houston Baptist (10/19), tallied two tackles, one sack and set the McNeese State single-game record for pass breakups by batting down six passes at the line of scrimmage … Logged a season-best six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for lost yardage, and 1.5 sacks versus Northwestern State (11/2) … Equaled his season high with six tackles at Lamar (11/23), a performance that included two tackles for loss and one sack … Member of the 2019 Fall SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018 at McNeese State): Starter in all 11 games ... Posted 33 tackles (18 solo) … Ranked third on the team with 4.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss ... Also broke up a pass and forced a fumble ... Had a personal-best 2.5 sacks in the season opener at Northern Colorado (9/1) and two sacks the next week at Houston Baptist (9/8) … Made six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, at Southeastern Louisiana … Logged a career-high seven tackles at Northwestern State (11/10).
Freshman Year (2017 at McNeese State): Saw action in seven games at defensive end after starter Chris Livings was sidelined by injury ... Recorded 19 tackles (10 solo) and tied for third on the team with 2.5 sacks ... Fifth on the team with seven tackles for loss ... Team leader and second in the Southland Conference with three forced fumbles ... Notched a season-high five tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/30) and Lamar (11/18) ... Also caused a fumble and intercepted a pass at Stephen F. Austin … Had a career-high three tackles for loss and half a sack at Lamar … Named to the SLC Commissioner’s 2017 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Defensive lineman for Coach Stephen Dixon … Three-time all-district choice, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior … 2016 District 18-6A Defensive MVP … 2016 Associated Press Class 6A All-State First Team selection … Named to the All-Greater Houston Team … As a senior, logged 65 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 23 sacks … Tallied 33 sacks in his prep career … Three-year letterwinner and earned first-team all-district honors in baseball.
Personal: Cody John Roscoe … Born on Oct. 21, 1998 in Houston, Texas … Son of Roosevelt Roscoe and Natieka Washington … One brother, one sister ... Sociology major.
Senior Year (2021): First Team All-ACC ... Pro Football Focus All-ACC ... AP All-ACC ... All-ECAC ... AP Midseason All-American ... Played in all-12 games with nine starts, recording 46 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, a forced fumble and five quarterback hurries ... His 8.5 sacks was third in the ACC and 12.5 tackles for loss ranked 12th in the league ... Led all Syracuse defensive linemen with 46 tackles ... Made four tackles in the season opener against Ohio (9/4) ... Had 3.0 tackles for loss (0.5 sacks) and a season-best seven tackles vs. Rutgers (9/11) ... Registered three sacks against UAlbany (9/18) ... Had two sacks and six solo tackles against Liberty (9/24), also forced the fumble that setup 'Cuse's game-winning field goal in that game ...Had sacks in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/9) and Clemson (10/15) ... Had five tackles and half a sack against Boston College (10/30) ... Had a tackle for loss and three tackles at Louisville (11/13) ... Made a pair or tackles and 0.5 sacks at NC State (11/20) ... Tim Green Award winner.
Senior Year (2020): Played in all-11 games making 20 tackles and tying for third on the team with six tackles for loss. Also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Made his Syracuse debut at North Carolina (9/12) … Had two tackles and a tackle for loss at Pittsburgh (9/19) … Had a season-high two tackles for loss and a sack against Georgia Tech (9/26), also forcing a fumble … Had a season-high four tackles and recovered a fumble against Duke (10/10) … Had a tackle for loss in three-straight games, vs. Boston College (11/7), at Louisville (11/20) and vs. NC State (11/28).
Junior Year (2019 at McNeese State): Played in 12 games, starting 11 … Notched 42 tackles (21 solo) … Second on the Cowboys in both tackles for loss (11) and sacks (9) … Third on the team with 10 pass breakups … Had five tackles and tied his career best with 2.5 sacks at Central Arkansas (10/12) … Against Houston Baptist (10/19), tallied two tackles, one sack and set the McNeese State single-game record for pass breakups by batting down six passes at the line of scrimmage … Logged a season-best six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for lost yardage, and 1.5 sacks versus Northwestern State (11/2) … Equaled his season high with six tackles at Lamar (11/23), a performance that included two tackles for loss and one sack … Member of the 2019 Fall SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2018 at McNeese State): Starter in all 11 games ... Posted 33 tackles (18 solo) … Ranked third on the team with 4.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss ... Also broke up a pass and forced a fumble ... Had a personal-best 2.5 sacks in the season opener at Northern Colorado (9/1) and two sacks the next week at Houston Baptist (9/8) … Made six tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, at Southeastern Louisiana … Logged a career-high seven tackles at Northwestern State (11/10).
Freshman Year (2017 at McNeese State): Saw action in seven games at defensive end after starter Chris Livings was sidelined by injury ... Recorded 19 tackles (10 solo) and tied for third on the team with 2.5 sacks ... Fifth on the team with seven tackles for loss ... Team leader and second in the Southland Conference with three forced fumbles ... Notched a season-high five tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/30) and Lamar (11/18) ... Also caused a fumble and intercepted a pass at Stephen F. Austin … Had a career-high three tackles for loss and half a sack at Lamar … Named to the SLC Commissioner’s 2017 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Defensive lineman for Coach Stephen Dixon … Three-time all-district choice, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior … 2016 District 18-6A Defensive MVP … 2016 Associated Press Class 6A All-State First Team selection … Named to the All-Greater Houston Team … As a senior, logged 65 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 23 sacks … Tallied 33 sacks in his prep career … Three-year letterwinner and earned first-team all-district honors in baseball.
Personal: Cody John Roscoe … Born on Oct. 21, 1998 in Houston, Texas … Son of Roosevelt Roscoe and Natieka Washington … One brother, one sister ... Sociology major.
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