D.D. Snyder
D.D. Snyder
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Iowa — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 55 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (22 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bryson Shaw’s 2023 season.
Matches Bryson on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Te'Rai Powell's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2021).
Matches Te'Rai on
Background
2025 • Redshirt Senior Saw action in two games for the Minutemen Had six tackles total, with three solo and three assisted Posted a season-high three solo tackles at Iowa (9/13) Before Massachusetts • Spent the last two seasons at Ball State, seeing action in 17 games • Tallied 60 tackles, includ...