Columbia’s elite long snapper and special-teams anchor
Patrick Eby was a **First Team All-America** long snapper for Columbia and a four-year starter who handled the Lions’ long- and short-snapping duties in every game of his Columbia career, which is the kind of reliability coaches quietly love and opponents never notice until something goes wrong[1][3][7]. His value goes beyond raw stats: he was trusted on punts, PATs, and field goals, earned top national recognition, and was described by Columbia as a scholar-athlete with a magician’s flair—signals of composure, precision, and high football IQ[2][8]. For a team needing a dependable specialist with proven big-game steadiness, Eby was a strong fit[1][7].
