Riley Leonard

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Riley Leonard
Leonard in 2025
No. 15 – Indianapolis Colts
PositionQuarterback
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 23)
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolFairhope (Fairhope, Alabama)
College
NFL draft2025: 6th round, 189th overall pick
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2025
Passing attempts31
Passing completions18
Completion percentage58.1%
TD–INT0–1
Passing yards145
Passer rating56.5
Rushing yards6
Rushing touchdowns1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Riley James Leonard (born September 13, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Leonard was selected by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

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Leonard was born in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and moved to Fairhope, Alabama when he was in kindergarten.[1][2] Leonard attended Fairhope High School where he played football and basketball.[3] As a senior, he passed for 1,900 yards and 25 touchdowns and had 500 rushing yards. He committed to Duke University to play college football, but also received offers to play college football from Nebraska, Syracuse, and Tulane, among others.[4][5] Leonard also played basketball in high school, receiving offers to play college basketball from programs like Saint Mary's, North Alabama, Samford and Missouri State.[6][7]

College career

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Leonard played in seven games and made one start as a true freshman at Duke in 2021. For the season, he completed 37 of 62 passes for 381 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Leonard was named the starting quarterback entering his sophomore season in 2022.[8][9][10] On November 29, 2023, Leonard announced he would be entering the transfer portal.[11] On December 12, 2023, Leonard announced he would be transferring to Notre Dame.[12]

Statistics

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Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2021 Duke 7 1 0–1 37 62 59.7 381 6.1 1 1 113.4 47 173 3.7 2
2022 Duke 13 13 9–4 250 392 63.8 2,967 7.6 20 6 141.1 124 699 5.6 13
2023 Duke 7 7 4–3 95 165 57.6 1,102 6.7 3 3 116.0 58 352 6.1 4
2024 Notre Dame 16 16 14–2 269 403 66.7 2,861 7.1 21 8 139.6 184 906 4.9 17
Career 43 37 27–10 651 1,022 63.7 7,311 7.2 45 18 134.8 413 2,130 5.2 36

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan
6 ft 3+3⁄4 in
(1.92 m)		 216 lb
(98 kg)		 31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in
(1.96 m)
All values from NFL Combine[13][14][15]

Leonard was selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 189th pick.[16] He signed a four-year contract with the Colts on May 9, 2025.[17]

Personal life

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Leonard is a Christian.[2] He proposed to his high school sweetheart, Molly Walding, on July 10, 2025.[18]

References

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Further reading

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