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 Combating Irish.
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He set profession bests with a 66.7% completion share, 21 landing passes, 906 speeding yards and 17 speeding 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 speeding — 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.
