Cole Snyder

Cole Robert Snyder (born August 12, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Buffalo Bulls.

Cole Snyder

No. 14 – Edmonton Elks
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 25) 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
Edmonton Elks (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
CFL status:	American
Stats at CFL.ca

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

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	INT	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
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
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
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
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

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m)	9+1⁄2 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]