Eli Stein is a long snapper from Cambridge, Wisconsin, who began his college career at Arkansas in 2022. As a true freshman, he started the first 11 games before suffering a finger injury requiring surgery that ended his season. He returned in 2023 to start all 12 games for the Razorbacks, recording 118 snaps on special teams and making his first career tackle against BYU on September 16. After redshirting in 2024 and spending the spring semester at Wisconsin, Stein transferred to Cincinnati. In 2025, he served as the team's long snapper throughout the season, recording four tackles on punt coverage and earning All-Big 12 honors from analytics services.

Wisconsinthrough 2024

Cincinnati2025 — present