Joseph Filardi

Joseph Robert Filardi, born April 24, 2007, is an American multi-sport athlete at Syracuse University who plays quarterback for the Syracuse Orange football team and defender for the Syracuse Orange lacrosse team. He attended Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, New York, where as a senior he threw for 3,102 yards and 43 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he earned the Carl A. Hansen Award as Suffolk County's top football player. In lacrosse he was named a high school All-American as a junior after scoring 30 goals and 30 assists, and Inside Lacrosse ranked him the number 52 recruit of the 2025 class. He committed to Syracuse for lacrosse and graduated one semester early, then joined the football team as a walk-on. He made his first appearance and start at quarterback on October 31, 2025, against North Carolina, completing 4 of 18 passes for 39 yards.