Cole Snyder

Cole Snyder is an American football quarterback who plays for the Eastern Michigan Eagles. He previously played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Buffalo Bulls.

Cole Snyder

Eastern Michigan Eagles
Position	Quarterback
Class	Graduate
Major	Economics
Personal information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College	Rutgers (2019–2021) Buffalo (2022–2023) Eastern Michigan (2024–present)
Bowl games	2022 Camellia Bowl
High school	Southwestern (West Ellicott, New York)
Stats at ESPN.com

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]

References

1. "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".
16. Helwick, Steve (January 10, 2024). "Former Buffalo QB Cole Snyder transfers to Eastern Michigan". Hustle Belt. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

External links

• Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio
• Buffalo Bulls bio
• Eastern Michigan Eagles bio