Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Dillan Fontus
Senior defensive lineman on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
6′6″ · 292 lb · Arverne, NY · Canarsie
CFB Index 65 · #94 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Maryland → Syracuse for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs New Hampshire
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Maryland to Syracuse in 2026.
Dillan Fontus
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against New Hampshire, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20233 games
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of Canarsie
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Syracuse
2025Maryland
2026Syracuse
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
65 · #94 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
4 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayden Peevy’s 2021 season.
Matches Jayden on
Weight
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Devonte Tezino's junior season at Baylor (2025).
Matches Devonte on
Weight
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dillan Fontus
Background
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse from Maryland in January, 2026 ... Appeared in 36 games over three seasons, tallying 41 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a blocked kick and a pass breakup heading into the 2026 season. Junior Year (2025 at Maryland): Appeared in 12 games with 27 tackles, 3.5...
The defensive line · Syracuse
- #30Tunmise Adeleye7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Jartavius Flounoy6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Dillan Fontus3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Isaiah Hastings1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #15Nathan Nyandoro1 tackle for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology