Long snapper is one of the most unique positions in the NFL. With only 32 starting spots available and no real need for teams to keep backups barring a unique circumstance, making it to the NFL is one thing, but sustaining a career is something else entirely.
Due to the nature of the role, it’s rare to see snappers drafted into the NFL. Maybe one or two every year get invited to the NFL combine, and around the same number will be selected by teams in the bottom rounds of the Draft. Minnesota took a flyer on Austin Cutting out of Air Force in the seventh round this year and while his NFL journey took a different route, a very different path opened up for every other snapper in his class.