2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 31
Declan Duley
- Position:
- P
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Ill.
- High School:
- El Paso-Gridley
Pronunciation: DEHK-luhn DOO-lee
2024 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in one game
- Made his Illinois debut in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl win over #14 South Carolina (12/31/24) as the holder on three extra points
- Transferred following the season
2023 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
- Two-star prospect by Rivals
- Position rankings: #2 (247), #27 (ESPN)
- State rankings: #38 (ESPN), #54 (247)
- No. 12 punter in the nation according to Kohl’s Kicking
- Played for head coach Tanner Benedict at El Paso-Gridley High School
- Four-year letterwinner
- 2022 MaxPreps Small Town All-America High School Football Team
- 2022 IHSFCA All-State honorable mention
- Unanimous Heart of Illinois Conference First-Team All-Conference kicker/punter as a senior
- Central State 8 All-Conference honorable mention as a junior
- Central State 8 All-Conference first team as a sophomore
- Central State 8 Academic All-Conference
Personal
- Born on September 8, 2004
- Son of Brian and Becky Duley
- One brother, Celestino
- Chose Illinois because, “A huge factor in choosing Illinois was seeing first-hand the positive impact I can have on my hometown community of El Paso and Illinois as a state. I have witnessed the FamILLy culture at Illinois on my many visits. I know that I will be taken care of by an amazing group of coaches and teammates. I feel this environment will help me not only grow as an athlete, but as a man.”
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism
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