It’s early signing day and we’re going to introduce you to the new members of the 2026 Syracuse Orange.Up next is…Name: Carter BashirPosition: Tight endHeight: 6-5Weight: 250 lbs.Hometown: Philadelphia, PAHigh School: Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti CatholicWhat’d recruiting sites say?: Three-stars on ESPN, 247Sports and On3; No. 103 among tight end prospects and top-50 overall in Pennsylvania, per 247SportsHow’d he get here?: Committed to the Orange over offers from Miami, Indiana, South Carolina, Duke, Boston College, Virginia Tech and a few other schools.2025 stats: Played both tight end and in the trenches on defense; unknown offensive stats, did finish with a total of 44 tackles, five sacks, and 11 tackles for loss in high schoolInteresting nugget o’interest: Bashir went to the same high school as Scoop Jardine, who notably played for four years for Syracuse men’s basketballLet’s get a look at ya: Tape from Bashir’s junior yearView Link