Cole Snyder

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

Early life Snyder grew up in Lakewood, New York and attended Southwestern Central High School where he played football, baseball and hockey. During high school, he completed 1,587 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior. He was named All-USA New York First Team Quarterback and a 2018 Connolly Cup top-10 finalist. 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.

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. During the 2020 season, he played for only one game and appeared at holder playing against No. 3 Ohio State. On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Snyder had entered the transfer portal. On December 17, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Buffalo.

Buffalo Snyder started in all 13 games and was named the starting quarterback during his first season with Buffalo in 2022. 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. Snyder entered the transfer portal for the second time on November 28, 2023.

Eastern Michigan On January 10, 2024, Snyder announced that he would be transferring to Eastern Michigan.

Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD INT Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2019 Rutgers 3 0 — 3 3 100.0 35 11.7 0 0 198.0 1 6 6.0 0 2020 Rutgers 1 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 2021 Rutgers 6 0 — 18 28 64.3 130 4.6 1 0 115.1 15 42 2.8 0 2022 Buffalo 13 13 7–6 271 461 58.8 3,030 6.6 18 8 123.4 110 146 1.3 4 2023 Eastern Michigan 12 12 3–9 203 372 54.6 2,108 5.7 13 9 108.9 67 88 1.3 1 2024 Eastern Michigan 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

On April 28, 2025, Snyder was invited to Detroit Lions rookie mini camp.

Snyder signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League on May 18, 2025.