Deon Maddox

Biography

Former Syracuse wideout Deon Maddox returned to his alma mater to serve as the Orange’s Director of High School Relations in 2021, before being promoted to Director of Player Development/Alumni Relations in March of 2022 and taking on offensive quality control duties in 2024. Maddox worked with a record-setting offensive unit in 2024, which led the nation in passing and had the most players with over 500 yards receiving in the nation. Maddox ‘95 M’00 came to the Orange with experience as a high school athletic director, administrator, or coach at numerous schools in his home state of Florida and has collegiate coaching experience as well, following a stint at Eastern Michigan. A four-year letterman at Syracuse, Maddox caught 48 passes for 672 yards and three touchdowns. The Orange went 9-3 in each of his last two seasons at SU, with victories in the Gator Bowl and Liberty Bowl in those seasons. Maddox was also a BIG EAST Conference All-Academic honoree and the recipient of the 1996 Liberty Bowl Scholar Athlete Award . Following a successful career at ‘Cuse, Maddox spent the 1997 season with the Detroit Lions and was drafted by NFL Europe. Maddox returned to the Tampa area where he served as the offensive coordinator for Middleton High School from 2002-06. He then spent four years as an assistant principal at Armwood High School in Tampa. Maddox’s previous collegiate experience came at Eastern Michigan where he spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach for the Eagles, who