Football Recruiting
Commit Devin Leary Breaks NJ’s Yards & TD Records
This past Friday night was a record-breaking night for 4-Star 2018 NC State Commit Devin Leary.
Leary carried Timber Creek to a 35-10 victory over Williamstown, completing 20 of 27 passes for 288 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. He also led the Chargers in rushing with 5 rushes for 74 yards and a touchdown.
But what the night historic for Leary was the fact that be broke New Jersey’s state record for career passing yards and passing touchdowns in the same night.
Leary finished the cool, clear Friday night with 8,783 career passing yards, tops on the state list. He also tied the state record for career touchdown passes with 96.
“Honestly, I didn’t even know what I needed,” Leary said. “I thought I needed one touchdown pass and like 200 yards. My mom (Lori) knew but she didn’t tell me.”(Philly)
Leary has Timber Creek off to a 7 game winning streak to start the season, but the record he cares most about breaking is a team record.
The Chargers also extended their winning streak to 23 games, one short of the Camden County record of 24 set by Collingswood in 1934.
“That’s the only record I care about, the winning streak,” Leary said. (Philly)
NC State has something special coming to Raleigh next year. #QBU
3-Star 2025 Defensive Tackle Drayden Pavey (6’3″/305) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 18th. He also has Official Visit’s scheduled for Purdue, Wisconsin and Arizona.
ON3 ranks Pavey as the #4 player in the state of Kentucky (Robert A. Taft High/Burlington, KY)
NC State has already made quite the impression. They only offered him on April 24th. Getting an Official Visit scheduled a week after offering a player is a good sign.
When Pavey released his Top-8 back in February, NC State was obviously on the list. It consisted of Miami (OH), Toledo, Boston College, West Virginia, Pitt, Cincinnati, Indiana and Purdue. Wisconsin is also new to the scene, offering Pavey on April 21st.
As a Junior, Pavey had 46 tackles 7.5 sacks and 9 tackles for loss.
4-Star 2025 Safety Jordan Young (6’0″/170) revealed his Top-8 schools today, and NC State made the cut along with Alabama, FSU, UNC, Clemson, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
It’s not shocking that Young included the Wolfpack, because back on April 15th he shared that he had locked in an Official Visit to NC State for June 19-21. He also has Official Visits scheduled to Clemson (May 31), FSU (June 14), and Tennessee (June 21).
All 4 recruiting databases rank Young as a Top-200 prospect nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, with ESPN, 247Sports and ON3 ranking him in the Top-35. 247Sports ranks him as the #29 overall player nationally, the #2 Safety and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.
This past season, Young had 66 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 3 pass breakups for Monroe High School. On the offensive side of the ball, he had 34 receptions for 812 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Young is planning to announce his commitment on October 12th.