The Baltimore Ravens will start Tyler Huntley on Saturday. Huntley, whose nickname is “Snoop”, will lead the team in the absence of Lamar Jackson, who suffered a back injury in Week 16 and could not recover in time for the important contest against the Green Bay Packers.
Huntley has been in the NFL since the 2020 season and has played in numerous games for the Baltimore Ravens, including a playoff start during the 2022 season. He’ll be tasked once again with saving the Ravens’ season: a loss against the Packers would represent the end of the season for Baltimore.
Get To Know Tyler “Snoop” Huntley
Huntley has made a career for himself in the league as a backup quarterback, who spent most of his time with the Baltimore Ravens. He also had stints with the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins, but ultimately ended up in Baltimore again due to Jackson’s injury issues.
He spent his college career playing for the Utah Utes. He was a member of the team from 2016 to 2019, spending his final three seasons there while also contributing a few snaps as a freshman. He impressed as a dual-threat quarterback, with 17 more touchdowns amassed as a runner and receiver in his time in college.
But his efforts for the Utes did not make him a draft pick. During the 2020 draft season, many aspects of the process were ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, and he went undrafted. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens and secured a spot on the team as Jackson’s backup; five years later, he continues to hold that position.
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Curiously, the 27-year-old quarterback was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 2022 season in place of Josh Allen, who was injured. His selection was met with skepticism and criticism: he finished the year with more interceptions (3) than touchdowns (2) while starting just four games.
A 2017 article from Christopher Kamrani, of The Salt Lake Tribune, explained how he earned the nickname “Snoop”:
“A skinny kid with long hair before his freshman year at Hallandale, a former coach nicknamed Huntley ‘Snoop’ because of his resemblance to rapper Snoop Dogg,” Kamrani wrote. “Even now, when Utes teammates walked off the practice field as Huntley began media availability this week, chants of ‘Snoop’ rang through the air.”
Huntley continues to play an important part for the Ravens after multiple injuries to Jackson. While he did not establish himself as a starter in the league, he has carved an interesting role in recent years.
