Starting tackle this season with a great nickname
It’s time to start preparing for the 2025 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces for Year 2 of the Fran Brown Era.
Next up is…
Name: Da’Metrius Weatherspoon
Position: Offensive Line
Year: Redshirt Senior
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 330 lbs.
Hometown: Clairton, Pennsylvania
High School/Previous College: Clairton/Howard
2024 stats: Appeared in all 13 games and started 10 at left tackle. Earned a 64.0 grade from Pro Football Focus.
2025 projections: Weatherspoon should pick up where he left off as one of SU’s starting tackles after carving out a sizable role last year.
How’d he get here?: Transferred to the Orange in Jan. 2024 after earning 2023 HBCU All-American honors at Howard.
What’d recruiting sites say?: Three stars all around
Winners Get Washed: Golden Goat Farms Blueberry Pancake Body Wash — Racking up the pancake blocks with a similarly scented soap scrub.
Social Media Info:
Instagram: @bigspoon412
Interesting nugget o’interest: The “Big Spoon” also appears to be a big jokester, with a designated “Memes” section on his Instagram account.
Let’s get a look at ya: Interview with the big spoon in camp last August