Carl Cutler was the last Syracuse prospect to pull the trigger at the end of June and now, almost a month since then the Orange have gained another verbal pledge. Grant Mayes, a 6-foot-0, 180 pound defensive back picked Syracuse over offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan State, and Temple.

The verbal Mays gave is solid as he will shut down his recruitment, so what led the prospect to make this choice?

Two other factors that helped with this decision were early playing time and the location of the school.

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