Who is Tommy DeVito? Get to know the Giants’ fan-favorite QB

In the course of about a month, Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito has gone from a relatively unknown, undrafted practice-squad player to a national folk hero.

But who exactly is DeVito? Where did he get his start? And why does everyone call him “Tommy Cutlets?”

Here’s a guide to the player taking the NFL by storm.

Hometown kid

DeVito is a New Jersey kid through and through. He was born in Livingston (about a half hour from MetLife Stadium), and grew up in Cedar Grove (about 20 minutes away). In fact, he still lives at home with his parents even as the Giants’ starting quarterback (more on that later).

DeVito played high school football at Don Bosco Prep, a perennial national powerhouse. He led the Ironmen to a state title as a junior in 2015 — a game that was played at MetLife Stadium, his future Giants home — and finished his career with 3,800 passing yards and 35 passing touchdowns.

College career

DeVito began his college career at Syracuse. He took over as the starter in his redshirt sophomore season in 2019, passing for 2,360 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushing for 122 yards and two scores. He missed most of his 2020 junior season due to a leg injury (taking a medical redshirt in the process), then was replaced as the starter three games into the 2021 season.

DeVito transferred to Illinois for his final college season. He started all 13 games for the Illini, setting a school record for completion percentage (69.6), throwing for 2,650 yards and totaling 21 touchdowns (15 passing, six rushing).

A Giant leap

DeVito went undrafted in April’s NFL draft, but signed as a free agent with the Giants shortly after. He spent the early portion of the season on the practice squad behind starter Daniel Jones and backup Tyrod Taylor.

DeVito saw his first NFL action against the Jets on Oct. 29, after Taylor (starting in place of Jones, who was out with a neck injury) suffered a rib…