Ravens sign sixth-round pick Devin Leary, rookie contract details revealed

The Baltimore Ravens have officially signed sixth-round pick Devin Leary. The former Kentucky and NC State quarterback has inked a contract worth $4.158 million. He is set to make that sum over the course of the four-year rookie contract. Leary’s deal includes a signing bonus worth $138,388.

The Baltimore Ravens drafted Leary with the No. 218 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Prior to turning pro, Devin Leary spent five seasons at NC State, before transferring to Kentucky and leading the Wildcats.

After redshirting his first season in Raleigh, he saw plenty of action over the next four years, before being the full-time starter for the Wildcats this past fall.

In total, Leary finished with 9,553 passing yards. He had 87 touchdowns and 28 interceptions on a 59.1 percent completion percentage. That averages out to just over 1,900 yards, 17.4 touchdowns, and 5.6 interceptions per year over his five years of snaps.

In 30 games while at NC State, Leary completed 60.2% of his throws for just over 6,800 yards, 62 touchdowns and only 16 picks. His lone year in Lexington was up-and-down. He threw for just shy of 2,800 passing yards, with 25 touchdowns, a dozen picks and a 56.3 percent completion rate.

Leary, a native of Sicklerville, New Jersey, played high school football at Timber Creek. He was a four-star prospect there as the No. 348 overall recruit in the 2018 cycle. That’s according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also rated as a Top-30 QB in his class and the No. 8 player out of his state.

Leary is one of the oldest, most experienced quarterbacks in this class with his time at the collegiate level. That will now benefit his position room with the Ravens as this pick takes him up to the next level.

The 24-year-old will obviously not be the starter in Baltimore as the Ravens will have NFL MVP Lamar Jackson under center next year.

However, he will have a chance to compete for a roster spot and potentially the backup job. The Ravens have three other quarterbacks on their roster in Malik Cunningham, Josh Johnson and Emory Jones.

Baltimore is coming off of an impressive 2023 season. The Ravens finished the regular season with a 13-4 record to earn the No. 1 seed in the AFC. However, they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

Jackson and Baltimore will look to get over the hump and reach the Super Bowl in 2024.