NC State transfer QB Devin Leary has arrived at Auburn for OV
NC State quarterback transfer Devin Leary, the No. 3 overall prospect and No. 1 QB in the On3 transfer portal rankings, arrived at Auburn late Friday afternoon for a three-day official visit, Auburn Live can confirm.
News that Leary would visit the Tigers was first reported by Auburn Live’s Jeffrey Lee earlier Friday, but now Leary is on campus. And it appears new Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has the Tigers squarely in the mix.
Kentucky is another program to watch in this recruitment. Leary visited the Wildcats earlier this week.
Here’s more on Leary from On3’s Justin Rudolph:
Leary was a four-star recruiting win for Dave Doeren’s NC State program out of Sicklerville (N.J.) Timber Creek in the class of 2018. The top-350 prospect finished his prep career as New Jersey’s all-time leader in passing yards (9,672) and passing touchdowns (117).
Leary would become a starter in the last five games in 2019 as a redshirt freshman at NC State. From there, he became one of the best quarterbacks in the ACC.
Leary complied 26 career starts during his time in Raleigh with the last three seasons coming under offensive coordinator Tim Beck. During that run with Beck — who was just named head coach at Coastal Carolina — the 6-1 quarterback tossed for 54 touchdowns in 21 games completing over 60 percent of his passes each year.
The numbers dipped in 2022 (6.6 yards per attempt, 41.3 % success rate, 2.1% interception rate, 130.9 QB rating, 15% explosive pass rate), but NC State had a woeful rushing attack (No. 90 in rush success rate, No. 122 in yards per rush, and No. 113 in rush EPA). However, the good from the first two years outweigh the bad.
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Leary posted over eight yards per attempt in both 2020 and 2021 leading the Wolfpack to a 12-3 record while scoring 33.1 points per game. Add in the six starts in 2022, and Leary was 17-4 as a starter under Beck with each loss occurring in true road games against Power Five teams with winning records.
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