Player Story
Tom Foley story
Tom Foley built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a punter from Peoria, IL wearing No. 98, spending time with Minnesota and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Tom Foley's career was his field-position work: 137 punts, 5,502 punting yards, and 47 punts inside the 20 across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 32 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Minnesota and Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Tom Foley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.