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Daryl Ely

Daryl Ely

  • Title
    Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator
  • Phone
    (330) 829-2808

Primary Recruiting Areas: Southwestern Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina

Twitter: @D_Ely6

Email: elydw@mountunion.edu

Daryl Ely enters his 14th season on the Mount Union football staff and fourth as defensive coordinator for the 2024 season. 

Ely's defensive units have been one of the best in the nation, coaching multiple All-Americans and OAC award winners during his career. Since his promotion to defensive coordinator going into the 2021 season, Ely's defenses have been top 10 nationally every year in total defense and twice in scoring defense - including the 2023 squad that ranked second in the country only allowing 8.3 points per game.

He has been an assistant on the defensive side of the football for his entire coaching career, including as the pass defense coordinator and working with the cornerbacks. 

As a player, Ely was a two-time All-OAC and All-American defensive back. He won the Tressel Award as a senior team captain on the 2008 Mount Union team that won both an OAC title and a National Championship.

A native Winter Springs, Florida, Ely earned a Bachelor's degree in Sport Business from Mount Union in 2009 and in 2019 was inducted into the Winter Springs High School Sports Hall of Fame.