Giants’ Tommy DeVito will break NFL single-season record with first career start on Sunday

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New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll announced Wednesday that rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito, who has played the last two weeks in relief for injured quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart, will make his first career start on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. 

Daboll said that veteran quarterback Matt Barkley, whom the Giants signed to their practice squad, will be on the active roster to back up DeVito on Sunday. 

With DeVito set to make his start, he will be the 10th rookie quarterback to start in the NFL this season, breaking a single-season NFL record. 

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Tommy DeVito #15 of the New York Giants throws a pass in the third quarter of a game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Of course, there were a few quarterbacks who were slated to start the second they were drafted by their respective clubs — think Carolina Panthers first overall pick Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans immediately after him. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the draft, won the job out of camp as well. 

But injuries to veterans have been substantial this season: Cleveland Browns rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson getting a start for Deshaun Watson, Tyson Bagent going in for the injured Justin Fields on the Chicago Bears, and most recently Will Levis taking over for Ryan Tannehill on the Tennessee Titans, which will remains that way for the rest of the season. 

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The other rookies that have gotten