It’s easy to fall in love with a prospect like Holy Angels’ 6’3, 205 lb. ATH Damian Devine. A common theme in high school football programs is to put your best athlete at the QB spot and Holy Angels is a subscriber to that trend. The Stars reaped the rewards of putting the large, powerful and ultra-dynamic junior at the all-important quarterback position in 2023, where Devine showed off and balled out as a read-option QB, wing back, and tailback, not to mention his exploits as a SS/OLB.

His top-end, splash-play, game-changing speed at 6’3, 205 lbs. is quite an ask for opposing defenses, and Devine has the pace to take the ball to the house every touch he gets. The rising senior can turn what would be a routine TFL in the backfield for a multi-broken tackle, explosive, big gain for his offense, and can take the edge of a defense with ease or stab through the middle with equal effect. In addition to the speed, Devine demonstrates good vision, noticeable burst, and a powerful lower body that possesses impressive contact balance and allows him to beat blockers with quickness or strength. Defensively, he shows good hips and is comfortable and instinctive in coverage downfield, where he’s able to read QBs/passing concepts and step into passing lanes for PBUs and INTs. Plus, he’s a big hitter at the contact point defensively, able to blitz, line up as the high safety or in an OLB, around the box type role. That big, that fast, and with such game-breaking athleticism and ability and it’s easy to see why he’s one of the best prospects in MN’s 2025 class.

Linebacker is where he most likely projects to collegiately, and his dynamic skillset and size lend nicely to the position. Devine earned his first offer in early February from North Dakota State, traditionally one of the most exciting offers a Minnesotan can lead off with, and Ohio University joined in with a FBS MAC offer a couple days later in their big MN push last month.

Damian Devine debuts as our #12 overall junior and as ATH1.