Player Story
Declan Duley story
Declan Duley built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a punter from El Paso, IL wearing No. 18, spending time with Central Michigan and Illinois. The clearest part of Declan Duley's career was his field-position work: 54 punts, 2,221 punting yards, and 18 punts inside the 20 across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Central Michigan. 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. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan and Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Declan Duley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.