Kenard Snyder
Kenard Snyder
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against Arizona State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
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 | Texas State | 35 | 19 | 9.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UL Monroe | 60 | 24 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UL Monroe | 59 | 34 | 9.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 162 | 83 | 35.0 | 11.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 43–36
at UTSA
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (17 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenard Snyder’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chad Stephens's senior season at East Carolina (2023).
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