Devin Leary’s Legacy at NC State

Earlier today news broke that Wolfpack Redshirt Junior Quarterback Devin Leary was entering his name into Transfer Portal. As a result, I wanted to take some time to highlight the legacy that Leary leaves at NC State.

Even though Leary played 4 seasons on the field at NC State, he only played in 30 career games for the Wolfpack, with that number being lowered due to injuries in 2020 and 2022, and competition in 2019, starting only the final 5 games. Taking that into consideration, the numbers that Leary put up at NC State are even more impressive.

Leary leaves NC State ranked 6th in career passing yards, 4th in touchdown passes, and 4th in completion percentage.

Leary also ranks 3rd in school history in career passing efficiency rating (139.0), trailing only Philip Rivers (144.2) and Ryan Finley (140.0).

He also ranks 2nd in school history in interception avoidance (1.69), trailing only Jacoby Brissett (1.44).

In 2021, Leary threw 35 touchdowns, setting the new school record for touchdowns thrown in a single season, passing Philip Rivers record of 34.

Plain and simple, Leary was one of the best to ever play the position at NC State, and that’s saying a lot!