CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois football team added transfers Tommy DeVito and TeRah Edwards as mid-year enrollees for the spring semester. DeVito, a quarterback from Syracuse, will have one year of eligibility, while Edwards, a defensive lineman from Northwestern, will have four years left.
Tommy DeVito
QB Tommy DeVito
6-2, 210, Sr.
Cedar Grove, N.J./Don Bosco Prep/Syracuse
Syracuse (2017-21)
• Stepped into the starting role as a sophomore in 2019
• Missed most of the 2020 season due to injury
• As a freshman in 2018, served as the second-string quarterback and led the Orange to critical wins over Florida State and North Carolina
• Played in 24 games with 15 starts over three seasons
• Completed 305-of-520 (.586) passes for 3,478 yards and 27 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, while rushing for 128 yards and three scores
• 3,606 career yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns responsible for
• Ranked in the top 10 all-time at Syracuse in completion percentage (7th, 58.6), passer rating (8th, 128.1), passing yards per game (7th, 144.9), touchdown passes (7th, 27), completions (9th, 305) and passing yards (10th, 3,478)
• Two career 300-yard passing games
• Five career games with 3+ touchdown passes
• Streak of 212 pass attempts without an interception from 2019 through the first two games of 2020, the longest streak in Syracuse history
• 2019 All-ACC Academic Team
High School
• Two-year starter for head coach Greg Toal
• No. 136 in the ESPN 300
• Ranked eighth nationally by ESPN among pocket passers
• No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2017, according to 247Sports
• Ranked No. 14 among pro-style quarterbacks by Rivals
• No. 39 overall quarterback in the class, according to Scout
• Starter for Team Highlight at the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game
• Nike Football Elite 11 finalist and named to The Opening Finals 7-on-7 All-Tournament Team
• Two-time NJ.com All-State selection, including first-team honors in 2015
• Named to the 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA New Jersey Second Team by USA Today
• 2015 MSG Varsity All-Metro First Team Offense
• PrepStar All-East Region selection
• As a junior, led the Ironmen to a 9-3 record and the 2015 New Jersey Non-Public 4 state title
• As a senior captain, passed for 2,005 yards and 16 touchdowns
• Threw for 3,800 yards and 35 TDs in his career
• Team MVP
Personal
• Born on August 7, 1998 in Livingston, New Jersey
• Son of Alexandra and Tom DeVito
• One brother
• Majored in sociology at Syracuse
TeRah Edwards
DL TeRah Edwards
6-2, 310, R-Fr.
Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison/Northwestern
2021 Freshman (Northwestern)
• Played in three games and redshirted the season
• One tackle against Indiana State 9/11/21
2020 Freshman (Northwestern)
• Made college debut against Wisconsin 11/21/20
• One tackle against Illinois 12/12/20
• Played two games as a true freshman
High School
• Three-star prospect and the 28th-ranked player in Ohio by 247sports
• Three-year letter winner and 2019 team captain
• 53 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks to earn First-Team All-OCC, All-District, All-Metro, D1-All-State and All-Ohio honors as a senior
• Named a Super-25 Finalist as a senior
• All-OCC first team as a junior
• All-District second team and All-Metro special mention as a junior after finishing with 30 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks
• Led Groveport to a 10-3 record, OCC Championship and Regional runner up finish
• Lettered twice in wrestling, earning a pair of OCC titles
• Earned Honor Roll distinction all four years of high school
• Competed against fellow Wildcats signee Ben Wrather
• Offers included Indiana, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee and Vanderbilt
