2017 Football Roster
Roster
Sean Avant
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Miramar, Fla.
- High School:
- Miramar
Career Overview: Reserve wide receiver who played in 26 games from 2014-17, catching 11 total passes for 88 yards  ... Redshirted in 2013 ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2017): Played in four games ... Had a personal-best four catches for 30 yards, including tying his career long with a 12-yard reception, in Syracuse's season-opening win against Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Served as SU's special teams captain versus Middle Tennessee (9/9) ... Returned one punt for three yards versus Central Michigan (916).
Junior Year (2016): Appeared in seven games ... Attempted a pass against Florida State (11/19) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Â
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in eight games and caught four passes for 37 yards (9.3 avg.) ... Made his first reception of the season for five yards in SU’s season-opening win against Rhode Island (9/4) ... Attempted the first pass of his career versus Wake Forest (9/12) ... Had a career-long, 12-yard catch versus Central Michigan (9/19) ... Also made receptions at USF (10/10) and at Virginia (10/17) … ACC Honor Roll … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2014): Played in seven games … Against Florida State (10/11), made his collegiate debut and caught two passes for 13 yards … At Pittsburgh (11/22), had one catch for eight yards … ACC Honor Roll … Member of the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
2013: Redshirt season.
High School: Played for head coach Damon Cogdell … Helped lead Miramar to a regional championship in 2011 … 2012 Miramar Sports All-County Honorable Mention selection … As a junior, caught 32 passes for 501 yards … As a senior team captain, had 24 catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns.
Personal: Sean L. Avant … Born in September 1994 in Miami, Fla. … Son of LaShonda Schultz … One brother, one sister … Earned his undergraduate degree in communication and rhetorical studies …Studied instructional design, development and evaluation in graduate school.
