| Kentucky Wildcats – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| Major | Sport management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 10, 1999 Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | |
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Devin Leary (born September 10, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Leary previously played for the NC State Wolfpack.
High school career
Leary attended Timber Creek Regional High School in Gloucester Township, New Jersey. During his high school career he set the state record for career passing yards (9,672) and passing touchdowns (117).[1] During his junior year, he set the state record for passing yards (3,688) and touchdowns in a season (48).[2] He was the New Jersey Gatorade Football Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017.[3] Leary committed to North Carolina State University to play college football.[4][5]
College career
Leary redshirted his first year at NC State in 2018. In 2019, he opened the season as a backup before starting the final five games of the season.[6] He completed 101 of 210 passes for 1,219 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions.[7] As a sophomore in 2020, he played in only four games before suffering a broken fibula.[8] He completed 66 of 110 passes for 890 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions. Leary entered 2021 as the starting quarterback.[9][10] On December 5, 2022, after a season cut short by a pectoral muscle injury, Leary entered the NCAA transfer portal. On December 20, it was reported that Leary had committed to Kentucky.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| NC State Wolfpack | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 0−5 | 101 | 210 | 48.1 | 1,219 | 5.8 | 8 | 5 | 104.7 | 40 | 46 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 3−1 | 66 | 110 | 60.0 | 890 | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 148.3 | 19 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 9−3 | 283 | 431 | 65.7 | 3,433 | 8.0 | 35 | 5 | 157.0 | 54 | -73 | -1.4 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 5−1 | 118 | 193 | 61.1 | 1,265 | 6.6 | 11 | 4 | 130.9 | 23 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Kentucky Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 193 | 343 | 56.3 | 2,440 | 7.1 | 23 | 10 | 132.3 | 39 | -55 | -1.4 | 1 | |
| Career | 42 | 39 | 24−15 | 761 | 1,287 | 59.1 | 9,247 | 7.2 | 85 | 26 | 137.2 | 175 | -76 | -0.4 | 6 | |
References
- ↑ Trible, Mark. "Football: Timber Creek quarterback Devin Leary is Offensive Player of the Year". Courier-Post.
- ↑ NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (December 15, 2016). "Devin Leary of Timber Creek is the NJ.com State Football Player of the Year for 2016". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (December 12, 2016). "Timber Creek QB Devin Leary named Gatorade N.J. Player of the Year". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ NJ.com, Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for (April 6, 2017). "State football Player of the Year Devin Leary commits to N.C. State". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Anastasia, Phil. "Football: Devin Leary picks N.C. State". www.inquirer.com.
- ↑ Friedman, Josh. "Timber Creek graduate Devin Leary got more comfortable leading during the offseason". Courier-Post.
- ↑ "News and Observer".
- ↑ "NC State QB has broken fibula, out 4-8 weeks". ESPN.com. October 18, 2020.
- ↑ Thompson, David. "Why N.C. State's Devin Leary's having fun again could make difference against Clemson". The Fayetteville Observer.
- ↑ "NC State's Devin Leary back healthy and ready for breakout campaign". March 12, 2021.
- ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (December 20, 2022). "Source: QB Devin Leary expected to transfer to Kentucky". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.