2020 NFL Draft – Long Snapper Rankings

Complete NFL Draft Rankings – LS:

You are currently viewing the best long snappers in the 2020 NFL Draft. Our top long snapper prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the best specialists in college football. Even though it is rare to see any get selected in the draft, several snappers are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite. Find who might be worthy of a draft pick, and who is likely nothing more than a training camp body. Find draft sleepers, draft stars, who will be a bust, and who is being undervalued.

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(Last Updated: April 16, 2020)

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You know the national champions are good when even their long snapper is at the top of the board in the their position group. Ferguson was the top ranked long snapper by 247Sports coming out of high school, and started all 4 years for the Tigers. He was perfect on snaps throughout his career, with every snap being successfully fielded. Snap placement is occasionally low, but always catchable. Ferguson has good size for the position and works hard in punt coverage, having a forced fumble and a dozen tackles to his credit. Combining his pedigree, consistency, and success, he is the most sure-fire deep snapper in the class.

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Steve Wirtel is an athletic long snapper who actually has a similar build and athletic ability as some linebackers. This helps Wirtel get after it in punt coverage. He was Patrick Mannelly semifinalist, the award for best long snapper in the nation, and performed without issues at the senior bowl. Through his 4 years starting at Iowa State, he never had issues with snaps, offering a consistent snap for the Cyclones. Snap speed is up-to-par with NFL standards, and he has enough size to have a long NFL career.

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Michael Pifer looks the part of an NFL long snapper, standing 6’3" and 245 pounds. The service academies have produced a couple NFL longsnappers over the past couple years, and the alma mater of Patriots’ snapper Joe Cardona looks like it’s produced another. Pifer has a very fast snap which is ideal, but he struggled leaving some snaps high this past year (still catchable). At the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, he looked great. His snaps were perfectly accurate and lightning fast. You like your long snapper to be consistent and tough, and there’s no better place to find a player like that than at Navy.

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Rex Sunahara is a tall long snapper and multi-sport athlete. Having played wide receiver and defensive back in high school, along with baseball and basketball, Sunahara started his career at Rhode Island on the basketball team and as a long snapper. After transferring to WVU, he spent two years as a starting long snapper. He embraced the position well and was a Mannelly semifinalist this past year thanks to his accuracy and wide base. He played at the NFLPA collegiate bowl and showed decent snap speed and accuracy. If he makes a roster next year, he’ll be the tallest deep snapper in the league.

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AJ Carty is a hardworking longsnapper who has been successful throughout his 3 1/2 years as the Huskies’ starter. His form has changed quite a bit throughout his time at Washington, but the result always remains the same. He’s received glowing reviews of his mental game from Chris Rubio, one of the most well known long snapping coaches in the game. His snaps have above average velocity, and enough accuracy and consistency to get it done at the next level. He’s also looked solid as a blocker.

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Complete draft rankings for 2020 – Long Snapper

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2020: | QB | WR | RB | FB | TE | OT | G | C | DT | DE | OLB | ILB | S | CB | K | P | LS | OVERALL |

The best long snapper in college football this past year is not in the draft (John Shannon, Notre Dame), but there are still at least two guys here who have the ability of an NFL long snapper: Blake Ferguson and Steve Wirtel. The position requires near 100% success rate, toughness, fast snaps, and effort in punt coverage. There’s bound to be someone taken late in the class that few people know, likely from a really small school. Chandler Collins of Missouri State or Mitchell Berghs of Wisconsin-Oshkosh are my favorite small schoolers, but a number of guys have similar consistency and snap speed. All in all, this class is fairly average, and should produce a couple of NFL players.