Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
D.D. Snyder
Senior safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Tampa, FL · Tampa Catholic
CFB Index 59 · #186 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Massachusetts for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1325 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2021.
D.D. Snyder
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Sacred Heart — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Tampa Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Played under 3 different head coaches: Don Brown, Shane Montgomery, and Joe Harasymiak. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #186 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #186 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 55 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 34 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
1 TOT
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bryson Shaw’s 2023 season.
87%match
Matches Bryson on
Tackle volume
Class year
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Te'Rai Powell's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2021).
Matches Te'Rai on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like D.D. Snyder
Background
2025 • Redshirt Senior Saw action in two games for the Minutemen Had six tackles total, with three solo and three assisted Posted a season-high three solo tackles at Iowa (9/13) Before Massachusetts • Spent the last two seasons at Ball State, seeing action in 17 games • Tallied 60 tackles, includ...
The secondary · Massachusetts
- #38Zeraun Daniel75 tackles · 2025
- #3Kendall Bournes58 tackles · 2025
- #22Jahmad Harmon24 tackles · 2025
- #20Keith Sarkodieh10 tackles · 2025
- #1D.D. Snyder3 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology