--- title: Eric Downing slug: eric-downing qid: snapshot: enwiki-001308846273 content_hash: license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308846273 tags: [10512023, 20257322, 20304409, 20460321, 23118434, 23468805, 23603337, 24178900, 24623845, 27331505, 28132387, 34198814, 35748925, 36273441, 47573828, 584522, 62946716, 68328988, 90845274] --- # Eric Downing > [!note] Provenance > Snapshot `enwiki-001308846273` · content root `…` > Derived from · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 Eric Lamont Downing (born September 16, 1978), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played for Syracuse and was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Eric Lamont Downing (born September 16, 1978), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played for Syracuse and was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. ==Early life and college== Downing attended John F. Kennedy High School, in Paterson, New Jersey, where he was selected for the first-team All-State. Downing played college football at Syracuse University for Paul Pasqualoni. He was named to the ALL-Big East team in 2000. ==NFL career statistics== ==References== ==External links==