210 receiving yards and a touchdown during a 33–7 routing over FCS's Colgate. On September 24, 2016, he made 12 receptions for a career-high 270 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions in Syracuse's 31–24 win over UConn. On November 26, 2016, Etta-Tawo had a career-high 13 receptions for 178 receiving yards and a career-high five touchdown receptions during a 76–61 loss to Pittsburgh. He finished his only season under Syracuse head coach Dino Babers with 94 receptions for 1,482 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in 12 games and 12 starts. He led all ACC receivers with seven games with over 100+ receiving yards and set a Syracuse school record. His 14 receiving touchdowns tied Tommy Kane's school record set in 1987. His 1,482 receiving yards ranked eighth in the FBS and second in any power five conference behind only Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook (1,524). He was voted team captain at the end of the season and finished being ranked as the 15th best college player and second best wide receiver in the nation by ESPN. Professional career On November 8, 2016, it was announced that Etta-Tawo had received an invitation to appear in the 2017 Senior Bowl. Etta-Tawo impressed scouts and teams during Senior Bowl practices and met with multiple team representatives, including Minnesota Vikings' head coach Mike Zimmer. Unfortunately, Etta-Tawo was unable to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl after dislocating a finger in practice. He was one of 57 collegiate wide receivers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed all of the combine drills and finished 17th among his position group at the 40-yard dash. On March 20, 2017, he attended Syracuse's pro day, along with 11 other prospects. Scouts and team representatives from 16 NFL and two CFL teams attended to scout Etta-Tawo as Syracuse's top prospect at the event. He weighed in five pounds lighter and ran the majority of combine drills again. He was clocked by officials running a 4.35s in the 40-yard dash that would've ranked third among wide receivers at the combine, behind only Washington's John Ross (4.22s) and Ohio State's Curtis Samuel (4.33s). He also ran positional and receiving drills, running NFL routes and catching passes from former Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected as a fifth to seventh round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked