Tate Kendall adds depth and upside to Virginia Tech’s long-snapper room
In the 2025 season, Tate Kendall is a Virginia Tech long snapper known more for role value than box-score flash, but that’s exactly the job: clean, repeatable snapping and steady depth in a specialist room. He transferred in from Massachusetts after snapping in three games there, and Virginia Tech has described him as a developing depth piece behind Christian Epling, which suggests the staff values his upside and roster flexibility. At 6-foot-2 and about 233 pounds, he has the frame and experience to keep pushing for a bigger special-teams role.
