VMI Ranks/Career (NCAA Page)
- 339 total tackles (just outside of the Top 10)
- 143 solo tackles, 71 assisted
- 12.5 sacks, 23.5 tackles for loss, 1Â forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries
- Led the Southern Conference in tackles for three straight seasons
- 21 tackles against The Citadel in spring of 2021 ranks fifth all-time in a single game
2022 (Senior)
- Buck Buchanan
Finalist, First Team All-SoCon (
Coaches), Second Team (
Media), Associated Press Third Team
All-American, BlueBloods All-SoConÂ
First Team
- Snyder's average of 10.7 tackles per game ranked 3rd among FCS players at the end of the regular season; 5.1 solo tackles ranks 29th
- Led the SoCon in tackles with 107,had 3.0 tackles for loss and 0.5, one forced fumble an two hurries
- Six tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss at No. 22 Wake Forest
- 12 tackles and 0.5 sacks at No. 10 Samford
- Ended VMI career with game-high 18 tackles against The Citadel (Five 17+ tackle games in career)
- Preseason All-American: Hero Sports,
Stats Perform,
Athlon Sports,
Phil Steele, AFCA, Blue Bloods (
1st Team)
- Preseason All-SoCon First Team Defense
- Recorded 19 tackles (8 solo), a forced fumble and tackle for loss against Cornell
2021 (Fall - Junior)
- All-American: Hero Sports (2nd Team), Stats Perform (2nd), Athlon Sports, Phil Steele (2nd) & AFCA (2nd Team)
- SoCon Co-Defensive Player of the Year (
Media), First Team All-Defense
- VaSIDÂ All-State (First Team)
- Led Southern Conference in tackles for the second straight season averaging 10.9 per game
- 49 solos and 71 assists for 120 total tackles…posted double-digit tackles in six games in 2021 giving him 12 for his career
- Led the team in TFL (11 for 36 yards), sacks (4), quarterback hurries (5) and fumble recoveries with (3)
- Named SoCon defensive player of the week Sept. 27 after a season-best 19 tackles
- Named to the 2021 Buck Buchanan Top 25 Watch list for the second straight year
2020-21 (Spring - Sophomore)
- Named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in both the media and coaches’ polls after leading the league in tackles per game (11.0)
- 76 tackles in 7 regular season games, including a career-high 21 versus The Citadel
- Helped VMI capture its first SoCon title since 1977 and first-ever FCS playoffs bid with 9.5 tackles for loss (64 yards), eight sacks (62 yards) and four QB hurries
- Had 12 tackles in the first round of the playoffs against #1 James Madison on April 24
- Finished third in voting for the Buck Buchanan FCS defensive Player of the Year honor
- Consensus All-American after being named to Associated Press, Stats Perform, Athlon, and Hero Sports' first teams
- April SoCon defensive player of the month
- Named State Defensive player of the Year by VASID
- Posted double digit tackles in five games…had three sacks for 26 yards in the season opening win over #10 Furman
2019 (Freshman) – Played in 10 of 12 games seeing time at reserve inside linebacker and special teams…saw more playing time as the season progressed and was on the field for 81 plays against Army Nov. 16…made starts against Furman and Army…posted 24 tackles on the season…produced season-highs with eight tackles and five solos for 13 tackles against Army.
High School: Earned first-team All-Metro and All-State Class 4 honors, splitting time between free safety and linebacker at Monacan HS in Chesterfield, Va.…also a first-team all-region honoree as an offensive utility…made 25 solo tackles as a senior with 12 assists…played quarterback on offense, passed for 2,364 yards and 35 touchdowns (the most in school history), while rushing for 1,356 yards and 10 TDs…also served as the team’s punter…the Monacan Scholar-Athlete of the month for November 2018…was the defensive captain for the under-19 U.S. National Football team that took the bronze medal in Mexico City in the summer of 2018…his dad played football at Shepherd University.
Major – Economics and BusinessÂ
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