<strong>CHASKA-- </strong>We had the chance to catch up with <strong>Nic Snuggerud</strong> a 2021 NFN prospect from the Chaska Hawks that play slot wide receiver and is a kicker for the Hawks as well. We chatted with Snuggerud about his time with the storm, what he's looking for on his recruiting trail, and much more.
<strong>Get to Know Nic Snuggerud</strong>
Snuggerud is a clutch performer in the open field after making a catch for the Chaska offense. He also had a lot of contested balls he was able to pull in in his junior season for the Hawks. His biggest strengths are his speed and how agile of a runner he is as well. Snuggerud is also a Minnesota #forthebrand kicker, and his strengths there are his accuracy and hitting the ball off the tee wherever he wants on the field. He also has a strong leg when the Hawks special teams unit needs a field goal from him.
<strong>Favorite Parts About His Positions</strong>
At the slot receiver position, Snuggerud is a big competition guy when it comes to going up against the defender. He told us "there’s nothing better than getting manned up and knowing it’s you vs the guy across from you and whoever wants it more is gonna win the battle,' which shows you how much of grinder Snuggerud is when he gets his hands on the football with his strong effort. As for kicker, it's when people don't think you can make a kick, but then you nail it is what gets Snuggerud fired up about the position.
<strong>College Interest/His Pitch to College Coaches</strong>
Snuggerud told Northstar Football News he looks forward to playing college football when that time comes. Snuggerud has had conversations with North Dakota and St. Thomas about playing football there, but he will get some more looks this summer when attending plenty of camps and getting his name out there to the coaches. If Snuggerud had to pitch a college coach about him it would be: There's not going to be too many kids like him that have the open field speed and ball skills as solid as Snuggerrud has. Snuggerud also said he's a fighter as he will compete for every ball thrown his way. As far as kicking, Snuggerud said he would mind continuing as a kicker in college and for that pitch he would say: there's not going to be a kid out there with the athleticism he has and has strong leg strength and accuracy as well.
<strong>Improving from Last Season</strong>
Snuggerud's coaches from Chaska told him to get "bigger for bigger roles next season" he told Northstar Football News. Snuggerud has been with the team after school working out consistently multiple days a week and working on his speed training as well.
<strong>Nic's Mentor</strong>
Snuggerud said his older brother <strong>Luc Snuggerud</strong> gives him his motivation on the field. Even though he plays professional hockey and not football, he said it "paid off" for his brother to achieve a lot of his dreams he had. His work ethic showed how far it can really take you. <strong>Luc Snuggerud </strong>was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2014 NHL draft and played in the AHL this season and the EBEL int he Austrian Hockey League.
<strong>Learning from Last Season</strong>
Snuggerud told us his confidence improved this season and he gained the mentality you just have to believe in yourself and good things will happen.
You can check out Snuggerud's Hudl film <a href="http://www.hudl.com/profile/9891575/Nic-Snuggerud">here</a>. He's certainly worth a look in the class of 2021 at either wide receiver or kicker.
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