2014 Football Roster
Roster
Rob Trudo
- Position:
- Offensive Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Farrell, Pa.
- High School:
- Farrell
At SU: Four letters … Member of the 2013 and 2014 ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015 and Fall 2015 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2013, 2014 and 2015 ACC All-Academic Team selection … 2011 and 2012 BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree.
Senior Year (2015): Team captain ... Started 11 games along the offensive line (2 at center, 9 at right guard) ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start at center, recorded four knockdown blocks, and anchored a front five that helped SU rush for a season-high 312 yards ... Started at center for the second straight game and played 41 snaps versus Wake Forest (9/12) ... Missed the game against Central Michigan (9/19) due to injury ... Returned to the SU starting lineup at right guard versus No. 8 LSU (9/26) and played that position for the rest of the year ... At USF (10/10), graded out the highest among SU’s front five and was credited with four knockdown blocks ... Earned the team’s top offensive line grade and had five knockdown blocks at Virginia (10/17) ... Recorded the team’s best offensive line grade for the third game in a row versus Pittsburgh (10/24) ... Had a season-high six knockdown blocks at Florida State (10/31) ... Against No. 1 Clemson (11/14), played 57 snaps and helped the Orange rush for 242 yards, the most rushing yards allowed by the Tigers in 2015 ... Logged 60 snaps and totaled four knockdown blocks at NC State (11/21).
Junior Year (2014): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts (9 at left guard, 2 at right guard) ... Part of a front five that helped Syracuse pile up a season-high 589 yards of total offense, including 370 yards rushing, versus Maryland (9/20).
Sophomore Year (2013): Started all 13 games ... Helped pave the way for an SU rushing attack that ranked fourth in the ACC, averaging 194.8 yards per game.
Freshman Year (2012): Played in 13 games, including nine starts … Blocked for 1,000-yard rusher Jerome Smith … Assisted an Orange offense that set school records for total offense (6,188 yards), total offense per game (476.0), most plays (1,028), passing yards (3,757), completions (295), passing yards per game (289.0) and touchdown passes (26) ... Made his first career start against Pittsburgh (11/23).
2011: Redshirt season.
High School: Four-year starter along the offensive line and at defensive end for head coach Jarrett Samuels … Named to the 2009 and 2010 Associated Press Class A All-Pennsylvania First Team … Two-time all-league and all-region honoree … Selected to play in the 2010 Chesapeake Bowl … As a senior, recorded 110 tackles (40 solo), 3.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries … Helped the Steelers to a 13-2 record in 2010 and a 14-1 record in 2009 … Had 227 tackles (86 solo), 14.0 sacks, 13 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries in his career … Also lettered in basketball and volleyball … National Honor Society president … French Club president … President of the Future Business Leaders of America … Class president.
Personal: Robert Charles Trudo III … Born in August 1993 … Son of Robert Trudo Jr. and Gloria Ellerbe … Two sisters, one brother… Cousin, David Jackson, played basketball at Penn State … Earned dual undergraduate degrees in economics and political science, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
