2014 Football Roster
Roster
Custis, Jamal

Jersey Number 81
Jamal Custis
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Neumann-Goretti
Bio
Career Overview: All-ACC player who exploded onto the scene as a senior … Played in 40 games for the Orange and made 64 receptions for 1,048 yards (16.4 avg.) and eight touchdowns ... Attended the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine ... Starter for the East in the 2019 East-West Shrine Game and had four receptions for 55 yards ... Because of his height and leaping ability, was used mainly as a red-zone target in 2014 and 2015 ... Redshirted in 2016 after battling a high-ankle sprain for the first half of the season ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2018): Named to the All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC First Team selection ... Winner of the program's Bill Maxwell Award as the most improved player on offense ... Started 12 out of 13 games ... Second on the team in catches (51) ... Led the Orange in both receiving yards (906) and touchdown catches (6) ... Averaged a team-best 17.8 yards per reception ... Fifth in the ACC in receiving yards per game (69.7) ... Had 12 catches of 30+ yards ... Caught a pass in every game and had multiple receptions in 12 out of 13 contests ... Two 100-yard receiving games ... Nine games with 50+ yards receiving ... Credited with three tackles on the season ... Carded two tackles and recovered a fumble as a gunner for a Syracuse punt team that led the ACC in net average (39.3) ... In the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31), posted his first 100-yard receiving game with a personal-best 168 yards and two touchdowns on six receptions … Hauled in five passes for 41 yards, including a 4-yard TD catch, versus Wagner (9/8) … Caught four passes for 56 yards against Florida State (9/15) … Named special teams game captain and paced the Orange with five catches for 73 yards at Clemson (9/29) ... Made one tackle and recovered a fumble in punt coverage against the Tigers … Made three receptions for 70 yards at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Voted the ACC Receiver of the Week for the first time in his career after catching a personal-best seven passes for 162 yards and a touchdown in Syracuse's double-overtime win versus North Carolina (10/20) ... Had a career-long, 68-yard grab against the Tar Heels and his 25-yard TD catch in the first overtime gave the Orange a 34-27 lead … Hauled in three passes for 80 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, as the team's offensive captain against NC State (10/27) … At Wake Forest (11/3), made five receptions for 62 yards … Tallied five receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown at Boston College (11/24) … In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), made five receptions for 80 yards.
Junior Year (2017): Appeared in eight games, starting two ... Caught eight passes for 120 yards (15.0 avg.) and a touchdown ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made his first career start and had three receptions for 40 yards ... Was injured the following week against Middle Tennessee (9/9) and missed the next four games ... Returned to the lineup versus Clemson (10/13) and had a 15-yard catch ... Snagged a season-long, 47-yard touchdown from Eric Dungey on fourth down in the opening half at Florida State (11/4) ... Tied his season high with three catches for 18 yards versus Wake Forest (11/11).
2016: Redshirt season.
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams ... Scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard reception in the first half of Syracuse's overtime win against Central Michigan (9/19).
Freshman Year (2014): Played in 10 games … At Central Michigan (9/13), caught a season-high three passes for 11 yards and had one carry for one yard … Against Maryland (9/20), had one reception for four yards.
High School: Three-time All-Philadelphia Catholic League selection for head coach Charles Szydlik … 2013 Class AA All-State Team … Team captain as a senior … Led Neumann-Goretti to the 2012 Philadelphia Catholic League AA Division Championship as a junior … 2013 Maxwell Football Club Mini Max Award winner … Won four Catholic League championships as a member of the basketball team.
Personal: Jamal Custis ... Born in November 1995 … Son of Jeanette Miller … Two brothers … Sport management major.
Senior Year (2018): Named to the All-ACC Second Team ... All-ECAC First Team selection ... Winner of the program's Bill Maxwell Award as the most improved player on offense ... Started 12 out of 13 games ... Second on the team in catches (51) ... Led the Orange in both receiving yards (906) and touchdown catches (6) ... Averaged a team-best 17.8 yards per reception ... Fifth in the ACC in receiving yards per game (69.7) ... Had 12 catches of 30+ yards ... Caught a pass in every game and had multiple receptions in 12 out of 13 contests ... Two 100-yard receiving games ... Nine games with 50+ yards receiving ... Credited with three tackles on the season ... Carded two tackles and recovered a fumble as a gunner for a Syracuse punt team that led the ACC in net average (39.3) ... In the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31), posted his first 100-yard receiving game with a personal-best 168 yards and two touchdowns on six receptions … Hauled in five passes for 41 yards, including a 4-yard TD catch, versus Wagner (9/8) … Caught four passes for 56 yards against Florida State (9/15) … Named special teams game captain and paced the Orange with five catches for 73 yards at Clemson (9/29) ... Made one tackle and recovered a fumble in punt coverage against the Tigers … Made three receptions for 70 yards at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Voted the ACC Receiver of the Week for the first time in his career after catching a personal-best seven passes for 162 yards and a touchdown in Syracuse's double-overtime win versus North Carolina (10/20) ... Had a career-long, 68-yard grab against the Tar Heels and his 25-yard TD catch in the first overtime gave the Orange a 34-27 lead … Hauled in three passes for 80 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, as the team's offensive captain against NC State (10/27) … At Wake Forest (11/3), made five receptions for 62 yards … Tallied five receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown at Boston College (11/24) … In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), made five receptions for 80 yards.
Junior Year (2017): Appeared in eight games, starting two ... Caught eight passes for 120 yards (15.0 avg.) and a touchdown ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made his first career start and had three receptions for 40 yards ... Was injured the following week against Middle Tennessee (9/9) and missed the next four games ... Returned to the lineup versus Clemson (10/13) and had a 15-yard catch ... Snagged a season-long, 47-yard touchdown from Eric Dungey on fourth down in the opening half at Florida State (11/4) ... Tied his season high with three catches for 18 yards versus Wake Forest (11/11).
2016: Redshirt season.
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams ... Scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard reception in the first half of Syracuse's overtime win against Central Michigan (9/19).
Freshman Year (2014): Played in 10 games … At Central Michigan (9/13), caught a season-high three passes for 11 yards and had one carry for one yard … Against Maryland (9/20), had one reception for four yards.
High School: Three-time All-Philadelphia Catholic League selection for head coach Charles Szydlik … 2013 Class AA All-State Team … Team captain as a senior … Led Neumann-Goretti to the 2012 Philadelphia Catholic League AA Division Championship as a junior … 2013 Maxwell Football Club Mini Max Award winner … Won four Catholic League championships as a member of the basketball team.
Personal: Jamal Custis ... Born in November 1995 … Son of Jeanette Miller … Two brothers … Sport management major.
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