Georgia Tech tight end Dylan Deveney, among the first players whom coach Geoff Collins recruited upon his hire in December 2018, entered the transfer portal.
Deveney, who missed the latter portion of the 2021 season with an injury and then missed spring practice recovering from surgery, made the announcement Wednesday on his Twitter account.
Deveney, from Medford, N.J., appeared in 23 games for the Yellow Jackets in three seasons and started eight games. He caught 14 passes for 102 yards with one touchdown. Deveney was positioned to compete for playing time with transfer Luke Benson (Syracuse) and returnee Dylan Leonard.
Collins made a priority of recruiting Deveney out of high school when the Jackets roster was bereft of tight ends. Deveney, who began playing football only as a high school senior and then played one postgraduate season at a prep school, was committed to Rutgers before deciding to sign with Tech.
According to his announcement, Deveney will graduate this summer. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
Without Deveney, new offensive coordinator Chip Long (also the tight ends coach) has two tight ends on the roster with significant experience at the position in Benson and Leonard. The Jackets have scholarship backups in Billy Ward, Ben Postma and PeJé Harris, who moved to the position in the spring from wide receiver.
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