#18

Cody Roscoe

Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 7.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

DL · Syracuse · Sr. · #18

6′1″ · 275 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 41 · #222 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamSyracuse 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2021: 7.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to McNeese in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2852 nationally · Signed with McNeese

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Syracuse, 10 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2017

Signed with McNeese2-star out of Heights

202112 games

All-ACCfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2852 national

CFB

College

Syracuse

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2021)

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dino Babers — 6-17 over that span.

2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #222 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#51 / 2743 · 98th pct

7.5

Tackles for loss#98 / 2743 · 96th pct

11.5

QB hurries#138 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles#737 / 2743 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	1.4	1.0	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	1.4	0.9	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #222 of 370 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Syracuse	45	24	11.5	7.5	--	--	--
2020	Syracuse	17	13	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		62	37	17.5	9.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 62–24

vs UAlbany

3 TFL · 3 SACKS · 4 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against UAlbany.

With S. Tucker — 132 rush yds (13 car) · 4 TD · G. Shrader — 190 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.5 · 42 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 29-9@ Ohio	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 7-17vs Rutgers	7	4	3.0	0.5	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 3	W 62-24vs UAlbany	4	4	3.0	3.0	—	3 sacks
Wk 4	W 24-21vs Liberty	5	5	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 5	L 30-33@ Florida State	5	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 37-40vs Wake Forest	5	0	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 7	L 14-17vs Clemson	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 41-36@ Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 21-6vs Boston College	5	3	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 11	L 3-41@ Louisville	3	3	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 17-41@ NC State	2	0	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 13	L 14-31vs Pittsburgh	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Total		45	24	11.5	7.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology