Get to Know Your Orange Man: #19, WR Tyler Gilfus

Name: Tyler Gilfus

Position: Wide Receiver

Year: (Redshirt) Sophomore

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 199

Hometown: Cape Vincent, N.Y.

High School: Thousand Islands

2017 Stats: Played in two games. Caught one pass for 11 yards against Central Connecticut.

2018 projections: Gilfus is not expected to see a lot of action at the receiver position, but the former quarterback could see action on special teams.

How’d he get here: Tyler joined the Syracuse Orange as a preferred walk-on. He was originially offered by Scott Shafer and had the PWO offer honored by Dino Babers. Tyler joined Syracuse in January 2016 after five years as a starter at Thousand Islands.

What’d recruiting sites say?: 3 stars across the board.

Money Quote: “He’s always dreamed of being a member of the Orange,” Joe Gilfus said, “so this is big for him.”

Twitterfeed: @TylerGilfus

Tweets of wonder: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”- Mookie Jones

What movie would Dino recommend for him: Since Tyler’s got a thing for Anne Hathaway, Dino’s going to suggest “The Intern”. The 2015 film features Hathaway as a fashion retailer founder who brings on a 70-year old intern, played by Robert DeNiro.

Interesting nugget o’interest: The Thousand Islands school district is located along the St. Lawrence River which is how Dino Babers navigates his way north into Canada to mine under the radar recruits.

Let’s get a good look at you: Here’s a video from Tyler’s high school days