Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Iowa
Brandon Snyder
DB • 6'1" • 214 lbs • Larchwood, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Snyder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Brandon Snyder built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Larchwood, IA wearing No. 37, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Brandon Snyder's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBrandon Snyder, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa. Brandon Snyder shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Brandon Snyder quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Penn State
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · DB 672nd (top 84%) · Big Ten 399th (top 65%) · National 3,745th (top 66%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 80 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon Snyder played DB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Snyder recorded 88 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Iowa paired 3 primary output with 42.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
7.6
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Iowa State: 0. North Dakota State: 1. Rutgers: 1. Northwestern: 0. Minnesota: 1. Purdue: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Penn State: 2. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 2. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 5 by 30.8. Miami (OH): 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. North Dakota State: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 13 by 60. Northwestern: 9 by 37.5. Minnesota: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Penn State: 12 by 70. Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 6 by 45. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
70 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Florida | L 3-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | W 40-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 28-0 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Michigan | W 14-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Penn State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-41 | 12 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Wisconsin | L 9-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Purdue | W 49-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Minnesota | W 14-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northwestern | L 31-38 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers10+ tackles | W 14-7 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Dakota State | L 21-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | W 42-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-21 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Snyder story
Brandon Snyder built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Larchwood, IA wearing No. 37, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Brandon Snyder's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon Snyder's production has multiple signals. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon Snyder moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 34.6 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 34.6 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 42.5 | 12.2 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 10 · L 14-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 6 · W 45-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 4 · W 14-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 28-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · W 14-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
3 primary output · 42.5 efficiency · 12.2 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Iowa
63.8
10 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
63.8
10 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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