Tommy DeVito (American football)
Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
Major | Sociology |
Personal information | |
Born: | Livingston, New Jersey | August 7, 1998
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey) |
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Thomas N. DeVito is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Early life and high school[]
DeVito grew up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School.[1] He passes for and was named first team All-State by MSG and second team All-Metro after passing for 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns in his junior season as the Ironmen went 9–3 and won the Non-Public 4 state championship.[2] Following his junior year, DeVito competed in the Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named a finalist.[3][4] As a senior, he passed for 2,005 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions and played in the Under Armour All-American Game.[5][6][7] DeVito committed to play college football at Syracuse at the end of his junior year over offers from Yale, Boston College, Penn, Rutgers, Maryland and Temple.[8]
College career[]
DeVito redshirted his true freshman season. He served mostly as the backup to starting quarterback Eric Dungey as a redshirt freshman, playing in eight games off the bench and completing 44 of 87 passes for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns.[9][10] DeVito's first significant action came on September 15, 2018 against Florida State, entering the game after Dungey suffered an injury and completing 11 of 16 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for a touchdown as the Orange won 30–7.[11] DeVito again played in relief of an injured Dungey on October 10 against North Carolina, and he led Syracuse to a 40–37 win in double overtime, throwing for 181 yards with three touchdowns and one interception on 11-for-19 passing.[12][13] As a redshirt sophomore, DeVito passed for 2,360 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.[14][15] He passed for a career-high 330 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in a 63–20 loss to Maryland.[16]
On October 17, 2021, DeVito entered the college football transfer portal.
References[]
- ^ Guarin-Camargo, Juan Pablo (August 18, 2019). "DeVito Feels Strong Connection to Home State". 247Sports.com.
- ^ Gewelb, Zach (May 16, 2016). "Cedar Grove resident, Don Bosco QB commits to Syracuse". Verona-Cedar Grove Times.
- ^ Donohue, Tyler (June 29, 2016). "How the Most Underrated QB Fought His Way to Elite 11". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Bailey, Stephen (October 25, 2018). "How Syracuse QB Tommy DeVito gained 'effortless power' to become elite deep passer". The Post-Standard.
- ^ Bailey, Stephen (April 18, 2016). "Syracuse football QB commit Tommy DeVito hooked by Dino Babers' offense; ready to recruit". The Post-Standard.
- ^ Jordan, Jason (November 8, 2016). "Under Armour All-American QB Tommy DeVito has eyes on N.J. state title repeat". USATodayHSS.com.
- ^ Callaway, Kate (August 28, 2019). "DeVito Eager to Take Center Stage". BayNews9.com.
- ^ Hunt, Todderick (June 6, 2016). "Analyzing Tommy Devito's road to becoming a 2016 Elite 11 quarterback". NJ.com.
- ^ "Syracuse QB Tommy DeVito primed for breakout season". Democrat and Chronicle. August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Tommy DeVito, Syracuse in bottom half of starting QB rankings for 2019 by PFF". The Post-Standard. August 14, 2019.
- ^ Kekis, John (September 15, 2018). "Syracuse beats Florida State 30–7 behind DeVito". Associated Press.
- ^ Kekis, John (October 23, 2018). "Quarterback controversy? Not so, says Syracuse coach". National Post. Associated Press.
- ^ "Syracuse football: Dino Babers should start Tommy DeVito". The Post-Standard. October 21, 2018.
- ^ Wall, Kevin (January 23, 2020). "Tommy DeVito's 2019 season compared to previous Syracuse quarterbacks". NunesMagician.com. SB Nation.
- ^ "Syracuse football: 4 offseason questions after SU's dismal 2019". Democrat and Chronicle. December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Maryland steamrolls No. 21 Syracuse". Reuters. September 7, 2019.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Don Bosco Preparatory High School alumni
- People from Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey
- Syracuse Orange football players