The Indianapolis Colts chosen Riley Leonard within the sixth spherical of Saturday’s NFL draft.
The 6-foot-4, 216-pound quarterback led Notre Dame to a Faculty Soccer Playoff look in 2024 in his solely season with the Preventing Irish.
He set profession bests with a 66.7% completion share, 21 landing passes, 906 dashing yards and 17 dashing touchdowns. He additionally threw a career-worst eight interceptions.
He spent his first three seasons at Duke. In 2022, he led the Blue Devils to one of many greatest turnarounds in faculty soccer, as he accounted for 33 touchdowns — 20 passing and 13 dashing — as Duke went 9-4 and blew out UCF within the Army Bowl. Accidents restricted him to seven video games in 2023.
For his profession, he handed for 7,311 yards, 45 touchdowns and 18 interceptions and accomplished 63.7% of his passes. He additionally rushed for two,130 yards and 36 touchdowns.
