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2025 College All-Star Game Long Snappers

Posted on January 26, 2025 by longsnap

Many of the top long snapping prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft were selected to college all-stars games to impress NFL scouts and coaches. Two games have not yet been played, as the East-West Shrine Game will be played Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Week Eighteen in Review

Posted on January 7, 2025 by longsnap

The NFL regular season is now complete. Six teams (Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Minnesota, New England and Tampa Bay) used multiple snappers at some point during the season. Miami used five to lead all clubs. According to Longsnap.com’s unofficial tracking, 17 … Continue reading →

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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2024 by longsnap

Week Seventeen of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable. Jake McQuaide has taken over the snapping duties in Miami since last week and is the fifth snapper the team has used this year. Four snappers … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peak at Veteran Free Agency for Long Snappers

Posted on December 26, 2024 by longsnap

With the NFL regular season winding down, it is a good time to take a sneak peak at veteran free agency that begins in March. At this point, as many as 15 snappers may be in some form of free … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 24, 2024 by longsnap

Week Sixteen was a quiet one for snappers. There were no major issues and three snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage. Hogan Hatten (Lions) and Scott Daly (Bears) added solo tackles, while Casey Kreiter (Giants) recorded an assist. The NFL … Continue reading →

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Stats Perform FCA All-America and Freshman Teams

Posted on December 19, 2024 by longsnap

The 2024 Stats Perform FCS All-America and Freshman teams were just announced and snappers are included on all teams. The First Team All-America snapper was Caden Bolt of Missouri State, while Second Team was Jovoni Borbon of McNeese and Third … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 17, 2024 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and the rotation of snappers in Miami will continue. Although Zach Triner snapped this week, he was waived and Jake McQuaide signed after a tryout yesterday. Based on these moves, it does … Continue reading →

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Underwood Wins 6th Annual Patrick Mannelly Award

Posted on December 15, 2024 by longsnap

Last night, Florida snapper Rocco Underwood won the 6th annual Patrick Mannelly Award given to the best FBS snapper. The two other finalists were Beau Gardner (Georgia) and Will Wagner (Michigan). The entire Award ceremony can be viewed here:

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 10, 2024 by longsnap

Week Fourteen of the NFL season is complete and saw the return from injury of Andrew DePaola with the Vikings. Jake McQuaide, who snapped from Weeks 10 to 12 for Minnesota, was waived. Another snapper, Blake Ferguson of the Dolphins, … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 3, 2024 by longsnap

Week Thirteen was a relatively uneventful one for snappers. The Dolphins added veteran Zach Triner, who was just waived by the Buccaneers, to fill in for Blake Ferguson. Tucker Addington previously served in that role and was elevated from the … Continue reading →

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