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Evan Deckers Has Committed To Duke, Mike Elko For Final Season Of Eligibility!

As a freshman at Massachusetts in 2018,

Evan Deckers Served as one of the team's two primary long-snappers alongside Peter Comaroto
Appeared in all 12 games
UMass finished 11-of-14 on field goals (78.6 percent) and 49-of-50 on extra points (98.0 percent)

As a sophomore at Massachusetts in 2019,

Evan Deckers Served as the team's long-snapper throughout all 12 games
Team went 7-of-9 on field goals (.778) and 30-of-31 on extra points (.968)
Also had two tackles on special teams coverage

As a junior in 2020, Evan Deckers Served as the team's long-snapper in all four games
Snapped for each of the team's three field goal attempts as well as on punts and extra points
During the 2020 season Massachusetts played a limited amount of games because of the Covid -19 Pandemic.

“according to an article on boston.cbslocal.com

As a junior again in 2021 Evan Deckers was named the Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team (Long Snapper)
”according to his biography on umassathletics.com

Evan Deckers junior season though at Massachusetts would be his last because he would enter the transfer portal and commit to Duke, Mike Elko for his final season of eligibility.

Evan Deckers had this to say about transferring to Duke to play for Head Coach Mike Elko for his final season of eligibility!

Excited to announce that I am committing to Duke University for my last year of college football! Exited to hit the ground running in Durham. Thank you to everyone that has helped me get to this point. @coachhemp @CoachMikeElko @thetransferzn @CoachCahillShow @KohlsSnapping

“according to Evan Deckers Social Media page on Twitter”