Riley Leonard

Riley Leonard

Leonard in 2025
No. 15 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fairhope (Fairhope, Alabama)
College:	Duke (2021–2023) Notre Dame (2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 6th round, 189th pick
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2025–present)
Roster status: Active Stats at Pro Football Reference 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 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 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 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 Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 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) All values from NFL Combine [13] [14] Leonard was selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 189th pick. [15] He signed a four-year contract with the Colts on May 9, 2025. [16] Personal life Leonard is a Christian. [2] He proposed to his high school sweetheart, Molly Walding, on July 10, 2025. [17] References Miller, Andrew (September 3, 2023). "Duke's Riley Leonard, son of ex-Citadel basketball player, blazes own trail". Post and Courier. Retrieved September 15, 2024. Sampson, Pete (August 16, 2024). "Notre Dame's Riley Leonard, the small-town QB with big-time ambitions". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 15, 2024. Thomas, Ben (June 16, 2020). "Duke football commit Riley Leonard is top Coastal Athlete". AL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025. Thomas, Ben (May 18, 2020). "Fairhope 2021 QB Riley Leonard commits to ACC school". AL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025. Mink, Nate (September 21, 2023). "After coveted QB recruit chose Duke, SU mined portal and landed its own star". Syracuse Post-Standard . Retrieved September 21, 2023. Krest, Shawn (May 23, 2020). "Riley Leonard: If Coach K Wants to Give Me a Shot, Who Knows?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 24, 2025. Thomas, Ben (May 4, 2020). "Fairhope 2-sport star 'leaning' toward football future". AL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025. Adelson, Andrea (August 28, 2022). "Duke names Leonard as starting QB vs. Temple". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025. Thomas, Ben (August 31, 2022). "No surprise that Fairhope's Riley Leonard is QB1 at Duke". AL.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025. Cole McNanna (October 26, 2022). "Air Leonard: Former Fairhope Pirate quarterback leading resurgence of confidence, swagger in Duke football: Blue Devils on verge of bowl eligibility for first time since 2018". Gulf Coast Media. VanHaaren, Tom (November 29, 2023). "Duke quarterback Leonard enters transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025. Thamel, Pete (December 12, 2023). "Duke QB Leonard transferring to Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025. Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Riley Leonard Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025. "Riley Leonard College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025. Holder, Stephen (April 26, 2025). "Colts select quarterback Riley Leonard in 6th round of the NFL draft". ESPN . Retrieved May 9, 2025. Newell, Nat (May 9, 2025). "Colts sign seven draft picks; see who signed and estimated contracts". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved May 9, 2025. Shepkowski, Nick (July 10, 2025). "Former Notre Dame Star Quarterback Announces Engagement". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 18, 2025. Further reading Sampson, Pete (August 16, 2024). "Notre Dame's Riley Leonard, the small-town QB with championship ambitions" . The Athletic. Retrieved August 20, 2024. External links Indianapolis Colts bio Notre Dame Fighting Irish profile Duke Blue Devils profile This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.