Player Career

Devin Leary Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Devin Leary story

Devin Leary built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Sicklerville, NJ wearing No. 13, spending time with Kentucky and NC State. The clearest part of Devin Leary's career was his passing role: 9,542 passing yards, 87 touchdown passes, and 1,314 attempts across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with NC State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky and NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Devin Leary moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNC State1,26553.617.6
2020 Regular SeasonNC State88660.512.9-379
2021 Regular SeasonNC State3,36059.615.32,474
2022 Regular SeasonNC State1,26654.812.8-2,094
2023 PostseasonKentucky2,68654.213.71,420
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky2,68654.213.70

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023NC State to KentuckyP4 to P494Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisville

Week 12 · L 20-34 · Conference game

Loss with 266 yards of offense and 52.7 efficiency.

266

Total Offense

76.3 takeover

266 total offense with 52.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Tennessee

Week 9 · L 27-33 · Conference game

393

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with 393 yards of offense and 73.3 efficiency.

393 total offense with 73.3 efficiency.

#3

@ Wake Forest

Week 11 · L 42-45 · Conference game

406

Total Offense

67 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

406 total offense with 51.7 efficiency.

#4

@ Clemson

Week 5 · L 20-30 · Conference game

245

Total Offense

67 takeover

Loss with 245 yards of offense and 48.6 efficiency.

245 total offense with 48.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Pittsburgh

Week 5 · W 30-29 · Conference game

338

Total Offense

65 takeover

Win with 338 yards of offense and 57.8 efficiency.

338 total offense with 57.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · NC State

3,360 primary output · 59.6 efficiency · 15.3 usage

70.4

#2

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

58.3

2,686 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

58.3

2,686 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage

Milestones

16

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

12

Above avg efficiency