2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Tommy DeVito
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Cedar Grove, N.J.
- High School:
- Don Bosco Prep
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
 2022 All-Big Ten |
2022 Senior
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
- Illinois’ Coaches Appreciation Award winner for offense
- Started all 13 games at quarterback
- 279-for-369 passing for 2,650 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season
- Illinois record 69.6% completion percentage
- Fourth in the nation and led the Big Ten in completion percentage (69.6%)
- Seventh in the Big Ten in passing yards (2,650)
- 15 touchdown passes to only four interceptions
- 141.22 pass efficiency rating ranked second in Illinois history and ranked sixth in the Big Ten
- Also ran for six touchdowns on the season
- Led Illinois in total offense with 2,685 yards and ranked ninth in the Big Ten
- Career highs in completions (257), passing yards (2,650), completion percentage (69.6%), passing efficiency (141.22), and rushing touchdowns (6)
- No. 23 graded quarterback in the nation and No. 2 in the Big Ten (85.2) behind only C.J. Stroud, according to PFF
- No. 21 passing in the nation, according to PFF
- No. 6 fumble/ball security grade in the nation among quarterbacks (74.8), according to PFF
- Completed 20 of his 22 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns at Nebraska 10/29/22, setting the Illinois program record and Nebraska's Memorial Stadium record for completion percentage (90.9)
- Career-high three rushing touchdowns at Wisconsin 10/1/22
- Career-high 332 passing yards against Chattanooga 9/22/22
- Golden Arm watch list
- Tied Illini record for a quarterback with three rushing TDs in win at Wisconsin (10/1/22)
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
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