Cole Snyder

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Cole Snyder
No. 14 – Edmonton Elks
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 24)
Lakewood, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Southwestern (West Ellicott, New York)
College: Rutgers (2019–2021)
Buffalo (2022–2023)
Eastern Michigan (2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American

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.

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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. [1] During high school, he completed 1,587 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior. He was named All-USA New York First Team Quarterback [2] [3] and a 2018 Connolly Cup top-10 finalist. [4] [5] 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. [6] [7]

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. [8] During the 2020 season, he played for only one game and appeared at holder playing against No. 3 Ohio State. [1] 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. [9] On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Snyder had entered the transfer portal. [10] On December 17, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Buffalo. [11] [12]

Buffalo

Snyder started in all 13 games and was named the starting quarterback during his first season with Buffalo in 2022. [13] 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. [14] Snyder entered the transfer portal for the second time on November 28, 2023. [15]

Eastern Michigan

On January 10, 2024, Snyder announced that he would be transferring to Eastern Michigan. [16]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDINTRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2019 3033100.03511.700198.0166.00
2020 10000.000.0000.0000.00
2021 60182864.31304.610115.115422.80
Buffalo Bulls
2022 13137–627146158.83,0306.6188123.41101461.34
2023 12123–920337254.62,1085.7139108.967881.31
Eastern Michigan Eagles
2024 12125–724040259.72,6846.7159123.61363232.44
Career 473715–227351,26658.17,9876.34726119.23296051.89

Professional career

NFL Career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 1+14 in
(1.86 m)
209 lb
(95 kg)
30+18 in
(0.77 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
All values from Pro Day [17]

On April 28, 2025, Snyder was invited to Detroit Lions rookie mini camp. [18] [19]

CFL Career

Snyder signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League on May 18, 2025. [20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cole Snyder". Rutgers Scarlet Knights .
  2. "2018 ALL-USA New York Football Team". USA Today High School Sports. December 27, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. Bradley, Blain (December 31, 2018). "Rutgers commit Cole Snyder named All-USA New York First-Team QB". On The Banks. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. "Pioneer's Mike Rigerman named 2018 Connolly Cup winner". WKBW-TV . December 1, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. "Snyder, Card Finalists For Connolly Cup". Post Journal . November 12, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  6. "Cole Snyder, Southwestern Senior, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  7. "Cole Snyder, 2019 Pro Style Quarterback, Rutgers". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. "Cole Snyder 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  9. "Cole Snyder 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. Iseman, Chris (November 30, 2021). "Rutgers football: Cole Snyder in NCAA transfer portal". Asbury Park Press . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. Riordan, Tim (December 17, 2021). "Bulls nab Cole Snyder from the portal". UB Bull Run. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  12. Dyer, Kristian (December 21, 2021). "Cole Snyder discusses his time at Rutgers football, picking Buffalo as his new home". Rutgers Wire. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  13. Lenzi, Rachel (August 25, 2022). "Southwestern's Cole Snyder named UB football's starting quarterback". The Buffalo News . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. "Cole Snyder". Buffalo Bulls .
  15. "2024 College Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  16. Helwick, Steve (January 10, 2024). "Former Buffalo QB Cole Snyder transfers to Eastern Michigan". Hustle Belt. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  17. "Cole Snyder College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  18. "EMU Quarterback Cole Snyder Receives NFL Camp Invite". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. April 27, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  19. Twentyman, Tim (May 9, 2025). "TWENTYMAN: Rookie minicamp observations". Detroit Lions. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  20. "TRANSACTIONS: Elks add three, release one". goelks.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.