Quarterback, Kentucky (from NC State), 2018–⁠23

Devin Leary

Lettered 2019–⁠22 at NC State; 2023 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 13
Height
6′1″
Weight
217 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Sicklerville, NJ
Born
Sep 10, 1999

Devin Leary played quarterback at NC State (2018–⁠22) and Kentucky (2023). The Baltimore Ravens took Leary in round 6, No. 218 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,433
Passing yards, 2021 (NC State, 9–⁠3)
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2021
Drafted
No. 218
Round 6, 2024 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

408passing yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20214touchdown passes, career highnine times; last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Charleston Southern, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019NC State10121048.11,2195.885
2020NC State6510959.68798.182
2021NC State28343165.73,4338.0355
2022NC State11819361.11,2656.6114
2023Kentucky20937156.32,7467.42512
Career7761,31459.19,5427.38728

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019NC State40461.1013
2020NC State1970.4020
2021NC State54−73−1.4217
2022NC State2310.0312
2023Kentucky42−60−1.4122
Career178−79−0.4622

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019NC State431000
2020NC State100000
2021NC State110000
Career641000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019NC State13QBYr 1
2020NC State13QBYr 2
2021NC State13QBYr 3
2022NC State13QBYr 4
2023Kentucky13QBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″217

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2019NC State2490.1112th (n=155)0.2726.443%0.14-0.05
2020NC State1280.34––43.345%0.40–
2021NC State4780.3351st (n=145)0.33158.359%0.50–
2022NC State2160.3253rd (n=250)0.3269.451%0.34–
2023Kentucky3990.3044th (n=255)0.32118.556%0.43–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Kentucky 13 games, 2,746 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠14183124111−8
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 28–⁠17243829941−12
Sep 16vs.AkronW 35–⁠3162531531−12
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠2815292051212
Sep 30vs.FloridaW 33–⁠149196910–
Oct 7atGeorgiaL 13–⁠51102612820−28
Oct 14vs.MissouriL 21–⁠381427120223
Oct 28vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠3328393722021
Nov 4atMississippi StateW 24–⁠31322156202
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠49173115811−18
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠171734171118
Nov 25atLouisvilleW 38–⁠31122220631−23
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠38162830622−5
2022 NC State 6 games, 1,265 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atEast CarolinaW 21–⁠201733211111
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 55–⁠316252384020
Sep 17vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠14152312100−12
Sep 24vs.UConnW 41–⁠10324432041−7
Oct 1atClemsonL 20–⁠302847245110
Oct 8vs.Florida StateW 19–⁠17102113011−1
2021 NC State 12 games, 3,433 passing yards, 35 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠01726232211
Sep 11atMississippi StateL 10–⁠24304930311−14
Sep 18vs.FurmanW 45–⁠72329259307
Sep 25vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠21324423840−22
Oct 2vs.Louisiana TechW 34–⁠27223625120−8
Oct 16atBoston CollegeW 33–⁠71624251301
Oct 23atMiamiL 30–⁠312442310201
Oct 30vs.LouisvilleW 28–⁠13253631740−3
Nov 6atFlorida StateW 28–⁠14213231441−5
Nov 13atWake ForestL 42–⁠45375940842−2
Nov 20vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠171724303201
Nov 26vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠30193024740−30
2020 NC State 4 games, 879 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 26atVirginia TechL 24–⁠45121616510−27
Oct 3atPittsburghW 30–⁠292844336402
Oct 10atVirginiaW 38–⁠2111251842129
Oct 17vs.DukeW 31–⁠201424194113
2019 NC State 8 games, 1,219 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 28atFlorida StateL 13–⁠31455400−4
Oct 10vs.SyracuseW 16–⁠10132300–
Oct 19atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠45153325930−4
Nov 2atWake ForestL 10–⁠4417451491214
Nov 9vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠551429166005
Nov 16vs.LouisvilleL 20–⁠3424442432123
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 26–⁠2819312271018
Nov 30vs.North CarolinaL 10–⁠417209812−6

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′1¼″
Weight215 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9½″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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