2022 NFL Draft – Long Snapper Rankings

Complete NFL Draft Rankings – LS:

You are currently viewing the best long snappers in the 2022 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 26, 2022)

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If a long snapper is drafted this year, Cal Adomitis is in good position to claim that spot. The 6’2" 250 pound 5th year senior ran the scouting table this year, winning the Patrick Mannelly award for the nation’s top long snapper, being named to the Senior Bowl, and getting an invite to the NFL scouting combine. Adomitis has great spin rate and placement on his snaps, with powerful hands and a fast snap time. Beyond his consistency snapping, he has ideal toughness for the position and works hard in punt coverage, totaling over a dozen tackles in his career from the long snapper position. He has good size at 250 pounds and solid athleticism for his weight, with all the snapping skills needed to succeed at the next level.

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Antonio Ortiz is a big body for the long snapper position at 6’4" 245 pounds, and performed really well at the Hula bowl. He was also selected to snap at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. He started all four year at TCU, and is a hard worker on and off the field. Ortiz offers a very hard snap with good rotation and placement throughout his career. His mechanics are smooth and consistent, and he was able to avoid any major mistakes in college. He’s a very willing blocker and seeks out tackles in punt protection.

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While I don’t have the exact stats, I’m willing to bet Billy Taylor has more collegiate snaps under his belt than anyone in this year’s class. A 5 year starter who played in 58 games, on a team who basically had to punt every possession, Taylor has seen a heavy work load and snapped for the nation’s top punting unit. He’ll be snapping at the East-West Shrine Game, where he’ll get an opportunity to show off his great snap speed and solid placement. At 6’0" 220 pounds he’s a little smaller than teams hope for, but has enough size to make some tackles in punt protection along with the best 40 time in the class so (4.84 at his pro day).

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Jordan Silver is a prototypical snapper at  6’2" 230 pounds, and has been just about as consistent as anyone in the nation snapping for punts and field goals. His placement and snap speed are great, and he had the chance to perform at the both the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl. While athletic measurables aren’t high on the list of attributes for long snappers, Silver isn’t in the top 3 due to his very poor testing numbers which will limit him in punt coverage (5.38 40, 27" vert).

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Ross Reiter is a powerful long snapper with a very quick, accurate, and consistent snap. Reiter was considered a top-tier long snapper out of high school, and started right away as a true freshman in 2018. He never had any bad snaps through his four seasons as starter, and was recognized as a Patrick Mannelly semifinalist this past year. At 6’0" 235 pounds, Reiter has a short and stocky build with short arms that actually help him at this position, getting off a faster snap. He’s a hard worker who’s capable of giving a big hit in pass protection.

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Usually there isn’t much to say about the overall state of the long snapper class, but this group seems a little bit stronger than normal. They’re helped by the fact that many top long snappers returned for an extra season of eligibility in 2021, giving this class twice as many solid prospects. There’s still plenty of work I need to do looking through smaller schools, and sleepers will likely come to the forefront in the coming months.