Bryson Snelling

#12 · DB · Nevada6′2″ · 190 lb · Chico, CA

Interception1122nd of 391 defensive backs Last gameL 0–27at UCLA · Oct 31

Nextvs New MexicoFri Nov 6 · 9 pm ET

His most important play this season

Q4, 0:17 · Air Force tiedBryson Snelling intercepts Liam SzarkaAir Force at Nevada, week 4Q4, 0:17 · Air Force 27, Nevada 27Air Force turned it over with 0:17 left, tiedAir Force turned it over with 0:17 left, tiedL.Szarka pass intercepted by B.Snelling at Nevada47, End Of PlayWatch from this play

Bryson Snelling

DB · Nevada · #12

Erases the deep middle of the field. Second year in the Nevada secondary. One game to point at: 4 tackles against San José State — Week 8, 2026.

17 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Bobby CrosbyTexas State · 2024 · 88% season match
Charles OliverTexas A&M · 2017 · 82% season match
Kevin McGillEastern Michigan · 2017 · 74% season match
Karon PruntyKansas · 2020 · 73% season match
Derion KendrickClemson · 2020 · 72% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Nevada	17	14	1.0	5	1
2025	Nevada	14	8	0.0	4	1
Career		31	22	1.0	9	2

Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Western Kentucky	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 7-20vs Montana State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 20-27@ Middle Tennessee	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 4	L 33-36vs Air Force	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 6	W 30-13@ UTEP	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 17-31@ North Dakota State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	W 28-13vs San José State	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 9	L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		17	14	1.0	0.0	1	5

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 0-27 at UCLA, play by play

2 tackles.

FinalL 0-27

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.

How Nevada’s defense played that day

UCLA’s 10 drives: 6 stopped · 4 scored.

The season, game by game

L 0-27 at UCLAOct. 312 tkl0 TFLPlay by play just above

W 28-13 vs San José StateOct. 244 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.

4 tackles
2 passes broken up

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10○Broken up
Fourth quarterbegan up 14-3
3rd & 8○Broken up
FinalW 28-13

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

6 more games, with the play by play

L 17-31 at North Dakota StateOct. 170 tkl0 TFLtied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week

0 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.

0 tackles
2 passes broken up

Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10○Broken up
Third quarterbegan down 12-11
3rd & 5○Broken up
FinalL 17-31

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

W 30-13 at UTEPOct. 102 tkl1 TFL

2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.

2 tackles
1 for loss

FinalW 30-13

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 33-36 vs Air ForceSept. 260 tkl0 TFL, 1 INT

0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Air Force’s drive (int).

0 tackles
1 interception
1 drive ended on one of his plays

Fourth quarterbegan up 17-13
2nd & 20✕Interception1
FinalL 33-36

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

1
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, tied 27-27. Ended Air Force’s drive (int).

L 20-27 at Middle TennesseeSept. 194 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles.

FinalL 20-27

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 7-20 vs Montana StateSept. 123 tkl0 TFL

3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

3 tackles
1 pass broken up

Second quarterbegan down 10-0
2nd & 18○Broken up
FinalL 7-20

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 49-14 vs Western KentuckySept. 52 tkl0 TFL

2 tackles.

FinalW 49-14

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

L 33-36

vs Air Force

1 interception

Where he ranks

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

PD rate

29%5 pass breakups

Interceptions

1interceptions

Tackle volume

17tackles this season

TFL rate

6%1 TFL

17 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jeff Choate — 6-14 over that span.

2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Nevada3-5HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 68 (#85 of 344). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #85 of 344?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (26th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#76 / 2515 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#905 / 2515 · 62nd pct

Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct

Tackles for loss#1400 / 2515 · 37th pct

1.0

Tackles#1604 / 2515 · 35th pct

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.8
Road4g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+2g	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Pass share

43.4%

221 pass / 288 run

Plays / game

63.6

8 games

Team sack rate

4.8%

248 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

17 tackles in 8 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

68 · #85 of 344 corners

Bryson Snelling

This week

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

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Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 tackles in 8 games

Two seasons at Nevada