Daryl Ely is the assistant defensive backs coach for the University of Connecticut football program in Storrs, Connecticut. Before joining UConn, he spent 15 years on the staff at Mount Union, including the last four seasons as defensive coordinator. His defenses ranked in the national top 10 in total defense every year in that span and twice finished among the top teams in scoring defense; in 2023, Mount Union allowed 8.3 points per game and ranked second nationally in scoring defense.
Ely also starred at Mount Union as a defensive back, earning two All-OAC selections and All-America honors. He was the Tressel Award recipient as senior captain of the 2008 team that won the OAC title and the national championship. He was inducted into the Winter Springs High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
