Pat Devlin ( American football ) Patrick Ryan " Pat " Devlin ( born April 12 , 1988 ) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League . He was signed by the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . He started at quarterback for the Delaware Fightin ' Blue Hens of the University of Delaware . He was recruited to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions out of Downingtown East High School . Having set the Pennsylvania high school career passing yards record with 8 , 162 career yards , Devlin was a highly touted recruit . Devlin played two seasons at Penn State before deciding to transfer to the University of Delaware . College career . Penn State . 2007 . After redshirting the 2006 season , Devlin was listed as the third - string quarterback behind Anthony Morelli and Daryll Clark in 2007 . Devlin saw action in games against Florida International , Wisconsin , and Temple , but accumulated few statistics . 2008 . In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2008 season , controversy swirled around the Nittany Lions ' starting quarterback position . Daryll Clark , the more experienced and agile quarterback was being weighed against the younger , more prolific passing threat in Devlin . In the end , Penn State coach Joe Paterno chose to start Daryll Clark while having him split as much time with Devlin as would be possible . Lopsided victories in the first four games of the 2008 season provided Devlin with much playing time . In games against Coastal Carolina , Oregon State , Syracuse , and Temple , Devlin threw for 260 yards and was 18 of 35 . When Clark was forced out in the fourth quarter of the Nittany Lions ' crucial game versus Ohio State due to a concussion , Devlin led the team on a go - ahead drive that was culminated by his own 1 - yard touchdown run . He also had some playing time against Wisconsin , Michigan , Indiana , and Michigan State . Devlin appeared in ten games for the Nittany Lions , passing for 459 yards , four touchdowns and no interceptions . Devlin decided to transfer from Penn State prior to the 2009 Rose Bowl . Delaware . 2009 . Devlin signed with the University of Delaware on February 4 , 2009 to play for the Delaware Fightin ' Blue Hens football team . Devlin led the 2009 squad to a 6 – 5 record . Devlin started all eleven games for the Blue Hens , passing for 2 , 664 yards , sixteen touchdowns , and nine interceptions . In the final game of the season against Villanova University , Devlin passed for Delaware school records in completions ( 42 ) and attempts ( 58 ) and threw for 407 yards . Devlin was named the Colonial Athletic Association Football Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season , and led the league in passing average per game ( 242 . 2 yards ) and total offense per game ( 253 . 7 yards ) . He also was honored as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I – Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Week . The Sports Network wrote that " Devlin has put some teeth back into the Blue Hen passing attack with his accurate throws and on - field leadership " , and included him as a finalist in the voting for the 2009 Walter Payton Award , given to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( formerly Division I - AA ) . In November 2009 , Devlin was honored as the local College Player of the Year by the Eagles Fly for Leukemia program , an organization supporting pediatric cancer and leukemia research in the Delaware Valley . 2010 . In June , Devlin was selected to the Consensus Draft Services Pre - Season NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision pre - season honorable mention All - American . The team is made up of players at the FCS level who the CDS staff predicts will be among the top players in the nation and have a chance to be selected in the National Football League Draft in April 2011 . In July , Devlin was placed on the watchlists for the Walter Payton Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award . In the season ' s first game against West Chester , Devlin completed 14 of 23 passes for 163 yards with three touchdown passes to lead the team to a 31 - 0 shutout . Although Devlin fractured a bone in his non - throwing wrist in the first quarter of the game against South Dakota State , he played through the middle of the fourth quarter . Although cleared to play the following week against Duquesne , Devlin stood on the sidelines . Devlin came back the following week with a big second - half win against Richmond , but was knocked out of the following week ' s game against James Madison with a concussion . Back at home against Maine , Devlin completed 20 of 36 passes for 286 yards , leading the Blue Hens to their sixth win of the season . After a close win against Rhode Island and a one - point loss against William & Mary , he dominated against Towson , completing 29 of 38 passes for 318 yards and one touchdown while running for another score . Devlin became the ninth Delaware player to pass for over 4 , 000 yards in a career . Professional career . NFL Draft . Devlin entered the 2011 NFL Draft and was regarded as one of the top ten quarterbacks entering the draft by " NFL Network " analyst Mike Mayock but was not drafted . He was targeted as the first overall pick in the 2011 UFL Draft , but declined to sign a mandatory contract . Miami Dolphins . He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on July 26 , 2011 . He was waived after the preseason , but signed with the team ' s practice squad . He was promoted to the team ' s active roster on December 20 .