An undrafted long snapper out of Duke who has quietly held down Tampa Bay's snapping duties for three seasons.
Evan Deckers is Tampa Bay's long snapper, a specialist role he has occupied since signing with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. A Connecticut native who transferred to Duke for his final college season after four years at Massachusetts, Deckers has become a steady, largely unnoticed piece of the Buccaneers' special teams.
Path to the league
Deckers played four seasons at Massachusetts before transferring to Duke for his final year of eligibility, where he started all 13 games as the Blue Devils' long snapper. He signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
Career highlights
Deckers has held onto the Buccaneers' long-snapper job for multiple seasons, including returning from injured reserve in 2024 to reclaim the role. He re-signed with Tampa Bay to continue in the position into the 2026 offseason.
2025 season recap
Deckers served as Tampa Bay's full-time long snapper throughout the 2025 season, handling snapping duties on field goals, extra points and punts, and recorded a solo tackle on punt coverage. He was not among the fan-voted Pro Bowl long snappers for the season.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Evan Deckers
- Buccaneers.com: Evan Deckers
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Long Snapper
- Group
- specialTeam
- College
- Duke
- Hometown
- Avon, CT, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
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