Tommy DeVito

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Players Tommy DeVito was claimed off waivers and awarded to the New England Patriots from the New York Giants on August 27, 2025 ... Originally signed by the N.Y. Giants as a rookie free agent (5/5/23) ... Released by the N.Y. Giants (8/29/23) ...  Signed by the N.Y. Giants to the practice squad (8/30/23) ... Elevated by the N.Y. Giants to the active roster from the practice squad (10/14/23) ... Reverted back to the N.Y. Giants practice squad (10/16/23) ... Elevated by the N.Y. Giants to the active roster from the practice squad (10/21/23) ... Reverted back to the N.Y. Giants practice squad (10/23/23) ... Elevated by the N.Y. Giants to the active roster from the practice squad (10/28/23) ... Reverted back to the N.Y. Giants practice squad (10/30/23) ... Signed by the N.Y. Giants to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (10/31/23) ... Released by the N.Y. Giants (8/26/25).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• Has played in 12 games with eight starts, completing 145of-222 passes (65.3%) for 1,358 yards and 8 touchdowns. Has 44 rushing attempts for 227 yards and 1 touchdown. 
• Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 14 of the 2023 season for his performance in leading the Giants to a 24-22 Monday night victory vs. Green Bay (12/11/23). 
• Ended the 2024 season with the second-longest active streak of passing attempts without an interception (183). Has not thrown an interception since Nov. 12, 2023 at Dallas.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2025 (0/0, 0/0) 

• Serves as the team's emergency third quarterback.

2024 (3/2 - N.Y. GIANTS) 

• Served as a backup quarterback and played in three games with two starts and completed 31-of-44 passes (70.5%) for 257 yards and totaled 32 yards on 8 carries. 
• Started vs. Tampa Bay (11/24) in his 2024 debut and completed 21 of 31 passes for 189 yards.

2023 (9/6 - N.Y. GIANTS) 

• Played in nine games with six starts and completed 114of-178 passes (64.0%) for 1,101 yards, and 8 touchdowns. Added 36 rushing attempts for 195 yards (5.4-yard avg.) and 1 touchdown. 
• Among rookie quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 passing attempts in 2023, DeVito finished second in touchdown percentage (4.5), completion percentage (64.0) and passer rating (88.9). 
• Elevated to the active roster from the practice squad for the games at Buffalo (10/15) and vs. Washington (10/22) but did not see action. 
• Elevated to the active roster from the practice squad and made his NFL debut when he replaced an injured Tyrod Taylor vs. the Jets (10/29) and completed 2-of-7 passes and rushed for 12 yards on 4 carries, including a 6-yard touchdown run. 
• Made his first career start at Dallas (11/12) after being signed to the 53-man roster on Oct. 31 and completed 14-of-27 passes for 86 yards, including touchdowns of 10 yards to TE Lawrence Cager and 2 yards to WR Sterling Shepard. Rushed 7 times for 41 yards. 
• Earned his first career win as a starter at Washington (11/19) when he completed 18-of-26 passes for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 31-19 victory. Became just the fourth undrafted rookie quarterback since 1960 to throw 3-plus touchdowns, 225-plus passing yards, no interceptions and own a passer rating of 135 or better in a game. 
• Completed 17-of-25 passes for 191 yards and 1 touchdown in a 10-7 victory vs. New England (11/26). Became the seventh rookie quarterback to defeat a Patriots team led by Bill Belichick, and DeVito was the only one of those seven players who was not drafted. 
• Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 14 of the 2023 season for his performance in leading the Giants to a 24-22 Monday night victory vs. Green Bay (12/11/23). Completed 17 of 21 passes (season-high 81%) for 158 yards, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions for a passer rating of 113. Also rushed 10 times for 71 yards. In the 74 seasons since the NFL began tracking starting quarterbacks in 1950, became the first starter in league history to complete 80% of his passes, rush for 70-plus yards, commit no turnovers and take no sacks. Was the second undrafted rookie in the common-draft era (since 1967) with an 80-plus completion percentage (minimum 15 attempts) in a game. His 71 rushing yards were the most by a Giants rookie quarterback in a game since 1960.

COLLEGE 

• Spent five years at Syracuse, including a redshirt season in 2017, before transferring to Illinois for his final season in 2022. 
• In his college career, completed 594-of-941 passes (63.1%) for 6,516 yards, 43 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Also rushed for 253 yards and 10 scores. 
• In his lone season with the Illini in 2022, started all 13 games and posted career highs in attempts (369), completions (257), passing yards (2,650), completion percentage (a school-record 69.6%) and rushing touchdowns (6). 
• Completed 20 of 22 passes for 179 yards and 2 touchdowns at Nebraska, setting the Illinois program record and Memorial Stadium record for completion percentage (90.9). 
• Tied the Illini quarterback record with a career-high 3 rushing touchdowns at Wisconsin. 
• Played in 27 games with 18 starts at Syracuse; became the starter in 2019 and threw a career-high 19 touchdown passes 
• Limited to four games in 2020 because of an ankle injury. 
• Threw a Syracuse-record 212 consecutive passes without an interception from 2019 through the first two games of 2020.

PERSONAL 

• Threw for 3,800 yards and 35 touchdowns at Don Bosco Prep. 
• As a junior, led his team to a 9-3 record and the 2015 New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state title when the Ironmen defeated St. Joseph of Montvale in the championship game played in MetLife Stadium.