Deckers was one of the two main long snappers for UMass as a true freshman in 2018, appearing in all 12 games.[2] He played in all 12 games in 2019, recording two tackles, and in all four games during the 2020 season.[2] He was named to the Patrick Mannelly Award watchlist and to Phil Steele's Preseason All-Independent first-team entering the 2021 season, in which he appeared in all 12 games while tallying two tackles.[2][6][7] He was named to Phil Steele's All-Independent second team at the end of the season and graduated from UMass in December 2021 with a degree in kinesiology.[8]
Deckers opted to transfer to the Duke Blue Devils for a final season of college football in 2022, ending his stint at UMass having appeared in 40 games.[8][9] He played in all 13 games for Duke in 2022, helping the team convert 17 of 24 field goal attempts and all 52 extra point attempts.[10] He received a master's degree in management studies from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.[11] In his collegiate career, he played 53 games, helping his teams convert 44 of 60 field goals and 154 of 158 extra points, while being named Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honors Society in his last season.[10]
After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Deckers signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[13] He competed with Zach Triner for the team's long snapping job and was waived on August 29, 2023.[14] After Triner was injured, Deckers signed with the Buccaneers practice squad on December 13, 2023.[15][16] He was released six days later, on December 19, without having appeared in a game.[1][17] After the season, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 30, 2024.[18] He beat out Triner for the team's long snapper job in 2024, but suffered a hamstring injury in Week 3 and was placed on injured reserve.[19][20] He was activated on November 9.