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One of the nation's top prep quarterbacks during his stellar career at Downingtown East HS, Pat Devlin is looking forward to competing for playing time after taking a redshirt season as a true freshman in 2006. The 6-4 Devlin has excellent size and skills and was highly effective as the foreign team signal-caller last year. An intelligent and instinctive player, he is looking forward to challenging upperclassmen Anthony Morelli, Daryll Clark and Paul Cianciolo for opportunities to direct the offense. Devlin owns Pennsylvania's all-time prep career passing record with 8,162 yards. He was a 2005 Parade All-American, the state Class AAAA Player-of-the-Year and the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player-of-the-Year. Devlin quickly assimilated himself on the practice field and in the classroom during his first year, earning Dean's List accolades both semesters with a 3.85 grade-point average in the fall, followed by a superlative 3.92 GPA in the spring. One of the squad's premier students, he will be a candidate for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America and Academic All-Big Ten honors this year. Devlin is a vastly talented student-athlete with a very promising future.
2006 Freshman Season
Redshirt season
High School
Devlin broke the Pennsylvania high school record for career passing yardage during his brilliant career at Downingtown East HS. Playing for Coach Michael Matta, Devlin threw for 8,162 career yards, including 3,300 yards for 35 touchdowns as a senior and 2,100 yards with 21 touchdowns as a junior. Devlin showed his versatility and poise in performances such as Downingtown East's victory over Neshaminy in the 2005 Class AAAA playoffs, in which he threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 70 yards, including a one-yard scamper for the winning touchdown. His performance as a senior earned Devlin the No. 4 ranking among quarterbacks nationwide by Scout.com, in addition to being named a Parade Magazine All-American, the Pennsylvania Class AAAA Player-of-the-Year, Gatorade Pennsylvania Player-of-the-Year, first-team all-state, and a member of the Big 33 Classic squad. He also was an Elite 11 invitee. As a sophomore, Devlin was the holder on placements for kicker Joe Hughes, who joined the Lions during the 2006 season.
Personal
Full name is Patrick Ryan Devlin. He is the son of Mark and Connie Devlin, both of whom are Penn State graduates. He has an older sister, Courtney, who will be a Penn State senior in the fall, and a younger sister, Kelly. He is interested in majoring in finance and owned a superb 3.82 grade-point average through the spring semester. Born April 12, 1988 in Downingtown, Pa.
