Cole Snyder
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Cole Snyder
|image=
|caption=
|current_team=Edmonton Elks
|number=14
|position=Quarterback
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|08|12}}
|birth_place=Lakewood, New York, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs=208
|high_school=Southwestern (West Ellicott, New York)
|college=Rutgers (2019–2021)
Buffalo (2022–2023)
Eastern Michigan (2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
|pastteamsnote=yes
|status=Active
|cflstatus=American
|highlights=
|cfl=
}}
Cole Robert Snyder is an American football quarterback who plays for the Edmonton Elks. He previously played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Buffalo Bulls.
Early life and high school
Snyder grew up in Lakewood, New York and attended Southwestern Central High School where he played football, baseball and hockey.{{cite web|url=https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/cole-snyder/10390|title=Cole Snyder|website=Rutgers Scarlet Knights}} During high school, he completed 1,587 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior. He was named All-USA New York First Team Quarterback{{cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/2018-all-usa-new-york-football-team|title=2018 ALL-USA New York Football Team|website=USA Today High School Sports|date=December 27, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.onthebanks.com/2018/12/31/18162683/rutgers-football-recruiting-cole-snyder-takes-home-first-team-honors|title=Rutgers commit Cole Snyder named All-USA New York First-Team QB|website=On The Banks|first=Blain|last=Bradley|date=December 31, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2023}} and a 2018 Connolly Cup top-10 finalist.{{cite web|url=https://www.wkbw.com/sports/high-school/pioneers-mike-rigerman-named-2018-connolly-cup-winner|title=Pioneer's Mike Rigerman named 2018 Connolly Cup winner|website=WKBW-TV|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.post-journal.com/sports/local-sports/2018/11/snyder-card-finalists-for-connolly-cup/|title=Snyder, Card Finalists For Connolly Cup|website=Post Journal|date=November 12, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2023}} He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Rutgers over offers from schools such as Lafayette, Maine and New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/cole-snyder-46051732/high-school-211814/|title=Cole Snyder, Southwestern Senior, Pro-Style Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/cole-snyder-228197?view=pv|title=Cole Snyder, 2019 Pro Style Quarterback, Rutgers|website=Rivals.com|access-date=September 19, 2023}}
College career
= Rutgers =
Snyder played in two games during his true freshman season in 2019 where he went for 3 out of 3 passing attempts for 35 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-snyder-2/gamelog/2019/|title=Cole Snyder 2019 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=September 19, 2023}} During the 2020 season, he played for only one game and appeared at holder playing against No. 3 Ohio State. Snyder played in six games during the 2021 season where he went for 18 out of 28 passing attempts for 130 yards and a touchdown and completed 42 rushing yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cole-snyder-2/gamelog/2021/|title=Cole Snyder 2021 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=September 19, 2023}} On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Snyder had entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2021/11/30/rutgers-football-cole-snyder-ncaa-transfer-portal/8809357002/|title=Rutgers football: Cole Snyder in NCAA transfer portal|website=Asbury Park Press|first=Chris|last=Iseman|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2023}} On December 17, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Buffalo.{{cite web|url=https://www.ubbullrun.com/2021/12/17/22841814/bulls-nab-cole-snyder-from-the-portal|title=Bulls nab Cole Snyder from the portal|website=UB Bull Run|first=Tim|last=Riordan|date=December 17, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://rutgerswire.usatoday.com/lists/cole-snyder-discusses-his-time-at-rutgers-football-picking-buffalo-as-his-new-home/|title=Cole Snyder discusses his time at Rutgers football, picking Buffalo as his new home|website=Rutgers Wire|first=Kristian|last=Dyer|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2023}}
= Buffalo =
Snyder started in all 13 games and was named the starting quarterback during his first season with Buffalo in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/southwesterns-cole-snyder-named-ub-footballs-starting-quarterback/article_e62c3094-2474-11ed-8d48-e3ec8886f4b9.html|title=Southwestern's Cole Snyder named UB football's starting quarterback|website=The Buffalo News|first=Rachel|last=Lenzi|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=September 19, 2023}} By the end of the season, he finished 271 out of 461 passing attempts for 3,030 yards and 18 touchdowns making him the third quarterback in the program's history to throw 3,000 yards in a single season.{{cite web|url=https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/roster/cole-snyder/7057|title=Cole Snyder|website=Buffalo Bulls}} Snyder entered the transfer portal for the second time on November 28, 2023.{{cite web | title=2024 College Football Transfer Portal | website=On3.com | url=https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wire/football/2024/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA35urBhDCARIsAOU7QwncVJCYnr3kdgM95ODyaIjQ9_8lAN6rUyBAPked7mFeZquntuB795EaAhpdEALw_wcB&position=qb | access-date=2024-11-02}}
= Eastern Michigan =
On January 10, 2024, Snyder announced that he would be transferring to Eastern Michigan.{{cite web|url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2024/1/10/24032633/buffalo-qb-cole-snyder-transfers-to-eastern-michigan-bulls-eagles-ypsilanti-2024-portal-quarterback|title=Former Buffalo QB Cole Snyder transfers to Eastern Michigan|website=Hustle Belt|first=Steve|last=Helwick|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 29, 2024}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rutgers Scarlet Knights|color=white}}" | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |||||||||||||||
| 2019
| 3 || 0 || — || 3 || 3 || 100.0 || 35 || 11.7 || 0 || 0 || 198.0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 1 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 6 || 0 || — || 18 || 28 || 64.3 || 130 || 4.6 || 1 || 0 || 115.1 || 15 || 42 || 2.8 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bulls}}" | Buffalo Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 13 || 7–6 || 271 || 461 || 58.8 || 3,030 || 6.6 || 18 || 8 || 123.4 || 110 || 146 || 1.3 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 12 || 3–9 || 203 || 372 || 54.6 || 2,108 || 5.7 || 13 || 9 || 108.9 || 67 || 88 || 1.3 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Eastern Michigan Eagles}}" | Eastern Michigan Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 12 || 12 || 5–7 || 240 || 402 || 59.7 || 2,684 || 6.7 || 15 || 9|| 123.6 || 136 || 323|| 2.4 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.footballdb.com/players/cole-snyder-snyde0037 Career] | 47 | 37 | 15–22 | 735 | 1,266 | 58.1 | 7,987 | 6.3 | 47 | 26 | 119.2 | 329 | 605 | 1.8 | 9 |
Professional career
=NFL Career=
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/4
| weight = 209
| arm span = 30 1/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030077&DraftYear=2025 |title=Cole Snyder College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 13, 2025}}
}}
On April 28, 2025, Snyder was invited to Detroit Lions rookie mini camp.{{cite web|url=https://emueagles.com/news/2025/4/27/football-emu-quarterback-cole-synder-receive-nfl-camp-invite.aspx|title=EMU Quarterback Cole Snyder Receives NFL Camp Invite|website=Eastern Michigan University Athletics|date=April 27, 2025|access-date=May 13, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/detroit-lions-rookie-minicamp-observations-williams-ratledge-frazier|title=TWENTYMAN: Rookie minicamp observations|website=Detroit Lions|first=Tim|last=Twentyman|date=May 9, 2025|access-date=May 13, 2025}}
=CFL Career=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.iamcolesnyder.com/ Website]
- {{Twitter|iamcolesnyder}}
- [https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/cole-snyder/10390 Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio]
- [https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/roster/cole-snyder/7057 Buffalo Bulls bio]
- [https://emueagles.com/sports/football/roster/cole-snyder/16065 Eastern Michigan Eagles bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from New York (state)
Category:Sportspeople from Chautauqua County, New York
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Southwestern Central High School alumni
Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players