Justin Schmidt brings elite snapping pedigree and immediate special-teams upside
Schmidt is a highly rated long snapper with strong recruiting credentials, including a 4.5-star Kohl’s grade and top-5 national recognition from 247Sports, and he brings rare versatility as a four-year long snapper and two-year defensive tackle starter in high school. Purdue listed him as a 2025 roster member who redshirted and did not appear in a game, so his value is more about projection, consistency, and trusted special-teams technique than box-score production. He looks like a fit for a team that wants a polished, physically mature specialist with a high floor and little adjustment risk.
