#90

Danny Vuckovic

P · Northern Illinois · So. · #90

Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Danny Vuckovic

P · Northern Illinois · So · #90

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 19–17

vs Holy Cross

54 LONG  ·  2 IN 20  ·  40 AVG

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Northern Illinois

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Punter · Northern Illinois

Returning around him

  • 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -16 net (6 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #81

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.

P

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joe McGuire’s 2024 season.

Joe McGuire

86%match

Ohio State · 2024

#2

George Caratan

UConn · 2022

82%
#3

Braxton Guilbeau

UL Monroe · 2023

79%
#4

Kyle Greenwell

UAB · 2021

78%
#5

Jack McCallister

Washington · 2023

77%

Matches Joe on

Weight
Yards / punt
In-20 rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joe McGuire's freshman season at Ohio State (2024).

Joe McGuire

82%match

Ohio State · 2024

#2

Jakob Anderson

Rutgers · 2024

82%
#3

Stewart McDonald

Missouri State · 2025

80%
#4

Liam Dougherty

Houston · 2024

80%
#5

Aidan Flintoft

Stanford · 2023

73%

Matches Joe on

Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Weight

Differs from Joe on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15585

Final rank
#15585
Avg #15667.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15585 this season.