Brandon Snyder

BROOKINGS, SD, SEPTEMBER 8: xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

BROOKINGS, SD: AUGUST 14: .......... (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
6-1
Weight:
210
Position:
Safety
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Larchwood, Iowa
High School:
West Lyon H.S.

Brandon joined the Jackrabbits as a graduate transfer just before the start of fall camp ... younger brother, Jaden, also is a member of the SDSU football squad this season

BEFORE SDSU: Played three seasons (2015-17) at Iowa … started all 13 games of the 2016 season at free safety and shared team lead with three interceptions … also led team with three forced fumbles in 2016 and totaled 85 tackles, including 53 solo stops … returned interception 89 yards for touchdown versus Illinois in lone action of injury-plagued 2017 season … played in all 14 of the Hawkeyes’ games as a redshirt freshman in 2015 … three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … as a prep senior at West Lyon High School, was selected as Class A Player of the Year by the Iowa Newspaper Association … led team to state title and perfect 14-0 record … also played quarterback and kicker in high school … earned Class 1A Basketball Player of the Year honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association … also was an all-conference performer in golf and baseball … member of the National Honor Society