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 Long Snappers Chart after Week Sixteen is below.
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 Team was Sam Merryman of Youngstown State. All three snappers are seniors. The Freshman Team snapper was Tunner McLaughlin from Tennessee Tech.
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 not appear that Blake Ferguson will return this year. In other moves, Tucker Addington was waived from the Jaguars practice squad.
Titans snapper Morgan Cox is a finalist for the Bart Starr Award given to the NFL player that demonstrates character, integrity and leadership, both on and off the field.
While Andrew DePaola continues to be one of the vote leaders at long snapper for the Pro Bowl, Steelers snapper Christian Kurtz is now the other voting leader.
The AFC FBS Coaches’ All-America Teams include long snappers and Luke Elgin of Iowa was First Team and Florida’s Rocco Underwood, who won the Patrick Mannelly Award this past weekend, was Second Team.
Two snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, with Mitchell Fraboni (Broncos) recording a solo tackle and Rex Sunahara (Browns) an assisted tackle.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Fifteen is below.
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:
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, may be close to return as well. Ferguson was removed from injured reserve although Zach Triner handled the snaps Sunday.
The Jaguars added Tucker Addington to its practice squad due to an injury to Ross Matiscik but Matiscik was able to snap Sunday.
Pro Bowl voting is underway and the snappers with the most votes are James Winchester (Chiefs) and DePaola.
There were no tackles by any snapper in punt coverage this week which is a very rare circumstance.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Fourteen is below.
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 practice squad a maximum three times. Matt Overton also snapped three games for Miami prior to Addington.
Two snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, with Ross Matiscik (Jaguars) and Luke Rhodes (Colts) both adding solo stops.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Thirteen is below.
Week Twelve of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable. There was a rare bad short snap from Tyler Ott of the Commanders in a wild finish versus the Cowboys.
On the workout front, Peter Bowden had a tryout with the Broncos and veteran Zach Triner worked out for the Dolphins yesterday before being signed. Triner will replace Tucker Addington, with Blake Ferguson remaining on injured reserve.
A few times a year, attention is paid to a team’s emergency long snapper that must be ready if the starter goes down. That could become an issue in Detroit if Hogan Hatten were injured. Both of the Lions emergency snappers, Aidan Hutchinson and Alex Anzalone, are injured so reserve tight end Shane Zylstra is next man up.
Voting is now open for the Pro Bowl and you can vote for your favorite long snapper here: https://www.nfl.com/pro-bowl-games/vote/special-teams/ls/. Two snappers will be selected based on fan voting, combined with voting from players and coaches. Voting is open until December 23, 2024.
Just two snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, with Luke Rhodes of the Colts recording a solo tackle and Morgan Cox of the Titans adding an assist.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Twelve is below.
Week Eleven of the NFL season is complete and the controversy about contact with the long snapper continues after the Packers blocked a last-second field goal attempt against the Bears. The issue is whether the Packers illegally contacted Bears snapper Scott Daly. The Bears are sending the film to the NFL for clarification.
There was a late workout last week, as the Commanders brought in snapper Broughton Hatcher for a tryout. The Jaguars waived Peter Bowden from its practice squad.
Like last week, just one snapper recorded a tackle in punt coverage, as Mitchell Fraboni of the Broncos had an assisted tackle.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Eleven is below,
Week Ten was a busy one for snappers and at special teams. Taybor Pepper of the Niners was in the media for his defense of his kicker against teammate Deebo Samuel after a few missed field goals. Special teams played in a key role in the Chiefs remaining undefeated, as they blocked a last-second field goal that would have won the game for the Broncos.
With Blake Ferguson still on injured reserve in Miami, Tucker Addington made his debut with the Dolphins after snapping for the Patriots in one game earlier in the year. The Dolphins previously used Matt Overton for a few weeks before making a change to Addington. Jake McQuaide made his debut with the Vikings with Andrew DePaola on injured reserve. Evan Deckers returned from injured reserve for the Bucs and Zach Triner was released.
Tryouts earlier in the week included Randen Plattner with Addington in Miami and Joe Shimko in Minnesota with McQuaide. Peter Bowden had a workout with the Jaguars and signed to their practice squad but was not activated.
Just one snapper, Scott Daly of the Bears, had a tackle in punt coverage with an assisted stop.
The NFL Long Snappers Chart after Week Ten is below.
This evening, The Patrick Mannelly Award announced the 10 semi-finalist long snappers for this year’s Award. The Award, now in its sixth year, will be given at a live ceremony and dinner outside of Chicago, Illinois on December 14, 2024.
Below are the 10 snappers that will be narrowed to 3 finalists on November 25, 2024. The distinguished Selection Committee for the Award will carefully review the film and bios of the final 3 to help select the winner.
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