Three-star lineman Nico Ramos commits to Syracuse football class of 2027

Nico Ramos gave Syracuse football another building block in its 2027 class, and another sign that Fran Brown’s pitch is landing beyond Central New York. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound interior offensive lineman from American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida, committed after a weekend official visit and said Syracuse’s culture helped push him to the Orange.

Ramos is a three-star prospect in the 247Sports rankings, where he is listed as the No. 105 player in Florida and the No. 66 interior offensive lineman in the 2027 class. Syracuse first offered him in February 2026, then brought him to campus over the weekend of June 6, 2026, when he said the Orange moved into a leading position on his board.

Before his decision, Ramos had drawn more than 30 scholarship offers, a list that included Rutgers, which he ultimately passed over. In recruiting coverage, Ramos said Syracuse was “at the top of my board” after his visit, and he later tied his pledge directly to Brown and the program’s direction.

The commitment matters because Syracuse is not just collecting talent, it is trying to build a more stable front for the future. Ramos became the Orange’s third interior offensive line commitment in the 2027 class, joining Edwin Guzman and Connor Long, and one report said he was Syracuse’s 15th overall commitment in the cycle. For a program that has spent years trying to prove it can stack recruiting wins before players ever arrive in Syracuse, that kind of early line help is the clearest signal yet of where the staff is placing its bets.

Ramos also deepens Syracuse’s Florida presence. Syracuse.com noted that he became the fourth player from Florida to commit to the Orange’s 2027 class, another marker of Brown’s continued push into South Florida, where programs like American Heritage regularly produce major Power Four prospects. For Syracuse fans watching the class take shape, Ramos is more than a ranking. He is a big, in-demand lineman with enough offers to choose almost anywhere, and he chose Syracuse.