Former Wayne Hills Star Joins Memphis After Rutgers Fraud Scheme

WAYNE, NJ — Former Wayne Hills starting quarterback Brendan Devara has committed to playing collegiate football at Memphis.

Devara, now a linebacker, announced his commitment to Memphis on Twitter Friday. He said he was "blessed" to join the University of Memphis Tigers. The university is an NCAA Division I school. It competes in the American Athletic Conference.

Devara played at ASA College, a junior college in Brooklyn, last season after he was dismissed from the Rutgers University football team in July 2018 for allegedly violating team rules. Devara said playing football at the junior college level was a wake-up call for him.

Devera was indicted on several charges in December related to a credit card fraud ring he allegedly ran while a member of the Scarlet Knights.

Devara was charged with promoting organized street crime in the second degree, money laundering in the third degree, fraudulent use of credit cards in the third degree, and conspiracy to commit theft by deception in the third degree. Seven other players were also charged in the scheme.

Devara was a two-way, all-state player for Wayne Hills, playing at quarterback and linebacker as a senior. He helped the Patriots win an NJSIAA North Jersey 1 Group 4 title.

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Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com