Player Dossier

2019-2024

Eastern Michigan

Cole Snyder

QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Lakewood, NY, USA

Pass-first distributorVolume operator

Cole Snyder is a pass-first distributor with 29.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

81%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

61

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Rutgers • Buffalo • Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Cole Snyder built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Lakewood, NY wearing No. 10, spending time with Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Rutgers. The clearest part of Cole Snyder's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8311

Southwestern Senior · Jamestown, NY

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Cole Snyder, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Cole Snyder is a pass-first distributor with 29.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
8,319
Passing yards
7,716
Rushing yards
603
Touchdowns
53

Quick Answers

Cole Snyder quick answers

Latest team and position
Eastern Michigan · QB
Career Total Offense
8,319
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
3-star · Southwestern Senior · Rutgers
High school pipeline
Colquitt County · 43 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 10 · Senior
2024 Total offense rank
2,998 total offense · QB 49th (top 13%) · Mid-American 3rd (top 3%) · National 49th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers241356036.4
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers00000-
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers617213042132.1
2022 PostseasonBuffalo132712656170.9
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo132,6402,5011391870.9
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo122,1972,109881459.6
2024 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan122,9982,6763221974.7

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Buffalo to Eastern MichiganG5/FCS to G5/FCS86.1Nov 29, 2023
2022Rutgers to BuffaloP4 to G5/FCS81.9Nov 30, 2021

Cole Snyder played QB for Rutgers, Buffalo, and Eastern Michigan. Across 6 tracked seasons, Cole Snyder recorded 7,716 passing yards, 603 rushing yards, and 15 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Eastern Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 2,998 primary output with 57.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 57.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with 348 yards of offense and 57.1 efficiency. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

249.8

Efficiency

57.1

Usage

29.1

Consistency

77.1

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 269. Washington: 136. Jacksonville State: 282. St. Francis (PA): 113. Kent State: 266. Miami (OH): 248. Central Michigan: 348. Akron: 360. Toledo: 330. Ohio: 178. Buffalo: 350. Western Michigan: 118

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 35 by 68.6. Washington: 42 by 50.9. Jacksonville State: 49 by 59.8. St. Francis (PA): 27 by 51.7. Kent State: 44 by 70.2. Miami (OH): 60 by 54.3. Central Michigan: 55 by 57.1. Akron: 54 by 60.2. Toledo: 57 by 61.9. Ohio: 44 by 44.9. Buffalo: 42 by 59.3. Western Michigan: 29 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins255.6 · Games = 5 · +9.9 vs Losses
Losses245.7 · Games = 7 · -9.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

70.2 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 11/30@ Western MichiganL 18-267229131.80146.77273.9009
Thu 11/21vs Buffalo300-yard game · 3+ TDL 20-37243335172.73259.39-1-0.10011
Thu 11/14@ OhioL 10-35183015560.01344.914231.60011
Sat 11/2vs ToledoDual-threatL 28-29244526553.32161.912655.40029
Sat 10/26@ Akron300-yard gameL 21-25284734659.62060.2714207
Sat 10/19vs Central Michigan300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-34173830044.73157.117482.80117
Sat 10/12vs Miami (OH)L 14-38274221164.30154.318372.10113
Sat 9/28@ Kent StateDual-threatW 52-33263321378.81070.211534.80117
Sat 9/21vs St. Francis (PA)W 36-091910147.40051.78121.5008
Sat 9/14vs Jacksonville StateW 37-34263727370.32059.81290.80010
Sat 9/7@ WashingtonL 9-30162712959.30050.91570.50025
Sat 8/31@ MassachusettsW 28-14172924158.61068.66284.70111

Player Story

Cole Snyder story

Cole Snyder built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Lakewood, NY wearing No. 10, spending time with Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Rutgers. The clearest part of Cole Snyder's career was his passing role: 7,716 passing yards, 44 touchdown passes, 1,222 attempts, and 603 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Eastern Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 603 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Cole 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Buffalo

    2022-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Eastern Michigan

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonRutgers4189.32.3
2020 Regular SeasonRutgers0-41
2021 Regular SeasonRutgers17250.97.4172
2022 PostseasonBuffalo2,91158.621.92,739
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,91158.621.90
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,19751.415.5-714
2024 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan2,99857.129.1801

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Michigan State

Week 6 · L 13-31 · Conference game

Loss with 54 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.

54

Total Offense

84.3 takeover

54 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Central Michigan

Week 8 · W 38-34 · Conference game

348

Total Offense

82 takeover

Win with 348 yards of offense and 57.1 efficiency.

348 total offense with 57.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Holy Cross

Week 2 · L 31-37

356

Total Offense

77.9 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

356 total offense with 76.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Miami (OH)

Week 7 · L 14-38 · Conference game

248

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

Loss with 248 yards of offense and 54.3 efficiency.

248 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 13 · L 20-37 · Conference game

350

Total Offense

73.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

350 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

2,998 primary output · 57.1 efficiency · 29.1 usage

74.7

#2

2022 Postseason · Buffalo

70.9

2,911 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 21.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Buffalo

70.9

2,911 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 21.9 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

16

Above avg efficiency