Charles Snowden

Charles Snowden (born March 27, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Early life Snowden grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and initially attended James Hubert Blake High School, where he played basketball and junior varsity football, before transferring to St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. after his freshman year. He enrolled with intention on focusing only on basketball, but Snowden returned to football during his junior year. Snowden committed to play college football at Virginia over an offer to play college basketball at St. Francis (PA).

College career Snowden became a starter in his sophomore season and finished second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss along with 2.5 sacks and two interceptions. As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference after recording 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and 11 quarterback hurries. Snowden started the first eight games of his senior season before breaking his ankle in a win over Abilene Christian and was named second-team All-ACC after leading the Cavaliers with six sacks and 10 tackles for loss.

Professional career

Chicago Bears Snowden signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL draft. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 11, Snowden was promoted to the active roster in advance of the team's game against the Green Bay Packers. Snowden would make his NFL debut in the same game.

Snowden signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022. He was waived by the Bears on August 30.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Snowden was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on November 8, 2022. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 17, 2023. Snowden was waived by Tampa Bay on August 29.

Las Vegas Raiders Snowden was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad on December 5, 2023. He signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas on January 8, 2024.

On August 27, 2024, Snowden was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 7.

On April 7, 2025, Snowden re-signed with the Raiders. On November 23, Snowden recorded his first career interception during a 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 12.

On April 7, 2026, Snowden re-signed with the Raiders. He was waived by the team on May 2.

Dallas Cowboys On June 18, 2026, Snowden signed with the Dallas Cowboys. On July 14, he was suspended for the first three games of the 2026 season due to a previous DUI arrest. On August 2, Snowden was waived with an injury designation.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2021 CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 LV 16 9 39 18 21 1.5 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LV 15 9 28 17 11 3.0 5 1 18 18.0 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Career 33 18 67 35 32 4.5 8 1 18 18.0 18 0 6 0 0 0 0 0

Legal issues On December 9, 2024, Snowden was arrested for DUI in Las Vegas, Nevada. He pleaded no contest to the charge in January 2026.