It also indicates DeVito possesses naturally playmaking skill, most of which cannot be taught. At 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, DeVito has fine albeit unspectacular size, but did run a 4.59 at the Illinois Pro Day with an above-average 33-inch vertical and 114-inch broad jump. He’s a good athlete by today’s quarterback athleticism standards. Lastly, can he make plays with his arm, while on the run? Or is it a scramble or nothing else when protection breaks down or everyone’s covered?
In the Week 14 win over the Packers, DeVito answered that question on the pinpoint touchdown pass to Isaiah Hodgins. Rolled right, kept his eyes upfield — another “playmaker” instinct — and placed the ball exquisitely into a position where only his receiver could make a play on it. DeVito has an adjusted completion percentage of 78.4% on his 126 dropbacks as a professional to date. That’s seventh best among qualifiers. And it’s not as if that high rate is a byproduct of only short passes. DeVito’s average depth of target (aDOT) is 7.4 yards. Now that figure alone indicates DeVito’s mostly made quick, underneath throws, but it’s not unprecedentedly low. In fact, it’s a higher aDOT than Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes, and Daniel Jones and Joe Burrow before their respective injuries.
DeVito’s right at about even in the big-time throw rate (3.0%) to turnover-worthy play rate (2.8%) ratio, to me a telling indicator of how much a quarterback is doing to help the aerial attack individually and how much he’s hurting the offense. His BTT% ranks 29th among 40 qualifying passers and his TWP% is the 19th lowest. He’s struggled under pressure — what rookie doesn’t? — with a minuscule 4.2 yards-per-attempt average there, which ranks only above Tyson Bagent, Jones (ironic) and Bryce Young currently. However, the analytics community has proven that clean-pocket play is more predictive for quarterbacks, and DeVito’s 7.6 yards-per-attempt average without pressure is the 13th best in football. He’s also one of 13 quarterbacks with
