Syracuse, N.Y. -- Canadian wide receiver Kevin Mital plans to join the Syracuse football program this fall, he told The Post-Standard | Syracuse.com.

Mital, a product of Collège André-Grasset in Montreal, confirmed a report from Le Journal De Montreal that he and SU were granted a waiver by the NCAA Clearinghouse providing him collegiate eligibility.

Mital is in line to join the Orange pending the receipt of his student visa and, like all recruits, admission to the university.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Mital completed a decorated CEGEP career last season. He was named RSEQ Division I Offensive Player of the Year, logging a division-record 17 touchdowns and 1,058 yards, according to his senior highlights. Mital also holds the CEGEP Division I records for career touchdowns (35) and receiving yards (2,438).

In Central New York, Mital would provide immediate depth for the outside receivers group. Sophomore Taj Harris and redshirt junior Trishton Jackson entered preseason camp as the first teamers with redshirt sophomore Sharod Johnson on the No. 2 line. Redshirt sophomore Cameron Jordan and redshirt freshman Anthony Queeley are among those mixing in as reserves.

Syracuse’s depth at that position took a hit this offseason as Jamal Custis exhausted his eligibility, Devin Butler transferred out and redshirt freshman Ed Hendrix suffered a third lower-body injury in less than a year.

Mital is also in line to be the third Canadian to join the program this cycle, following offensive lineman Matthew Bergeron and linebacker Geoff Cantin-Arku. The Orange also added a pair of Canadians in the Class of 2017 in defensive end/linebacker Tyrell Richards and offensive lineman Patrick Davis. Another Montreal native, safety Ben Labrosse, is committed to SU’s Class of 2020.

Syracuse is nine sessions into preseason camp and coming off a scrimmage Saturday. The team opens its 2019 season at Liberty on Aug. 31.

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