
Quarterback, Notre Dame (from Duke), 2021–24
Riley Leonard
Lettered 2021–23 at Duke (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fairhope, AL
- Born
- Sep 13, 2002
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Riley Leonard played quarterback at Duke (2021–23) and Notre Dame (2024). The Indianapolis Colts took Leonard in round 6, No. 189 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
391passing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20224touchdown passes, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2022143rushing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Purdue, 2024Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke | 37 | 62 | 59.7 | 381 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Duke | 250 | 391 | 63.9 | 2,967 | 7.6 | 20 | 6 |
| 2023 | Duke | 95 | 165 | 57.6 | 1,102 | 6.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 269 | 403 | 66.7 | 2,861 | 7.1 | 21 | 8 |
| Career | 651 | 1,021 | 63.8 | 7,311 | 7.2 | 45 | 18 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke | 47 | 173 | 3.7 | 2 | 35 |
| 2022 | Duke | 124 | 698 | 5.6 | 13 | 74 |
| 2023 | Duke | 58 | 352 | 6.1 | 4 | 44 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 184 | 906 | 4.9 | 17 | 50 |
| Career | 413 | 2,129 | 5.2 | 36 | 74 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke | 13 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Duke | 13 | QB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Duke | 13 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 13 | QB | Sr. | 6′4″ | 216 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Duke | 106 | 0.19 | – | – | 20.2 | 23% | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| 2022 | Duke | 506 | 0.37 | 68th (n=250) | 0.32 | 186.0 | 59% | 0.35 | 0.49 |
| 2023 | Duke | 223 | 0.33 | 54th (n=255) | 0.32 | 72.7 | 53% | 0.32 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 582 | 0.35 | 68th (n=238) | 0.30 | 202.0 | 58% | 0.37 | 0.48 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Notre Dame 16 games, 2,861 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 23–13 | 18 | 30 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 14–16 | 20 | 32 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 66–7 | 11 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–3 | 16 | 25 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 143 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–24 | 17 | 23 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 49–7 | 16 | 22 | 229 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 31–13 | 20 | 29 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 51–14 | 13 | 21 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 83 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 52–3 | 14 | 27 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 35–14 | 22 | 33 | 214 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 49–14 | 10 | 13 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 49–35 | 17 | 22 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 23 | 32 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 23–10 | 15 | 24 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. | W 27–24 | 15 | 23 | 223 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. | L 23–34 | 22 | 31 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
2023 Duke 7 games, 1,102 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 28–7 | 17 | 33 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 42–7 | 12 | 12 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 38–14 | 15 | 20 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 41–7 | 23 | 34 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 14–21 | 12 | 27 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 20–38 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 0–23 | 9 | 23 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
2022 Duke 13 games, 2,967 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 30–0 | 24 | 30 | 328 | 2 | 0 | 64 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 31–23 | 13 | 24 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–20 | 11 | 12 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 27–35 | 24 | 35 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 38–17 | 18 | 24 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 20–23 | 20 | 41 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 35–38 | 20 | 31 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 45–21 | 13 | 25 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 38–31 | 16 | 24 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–7 | 19 | 31 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 26–28 | 24 | 45 | 290 | 3 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 34–31 | 29 | 41 | 391 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 30–13 | 19 | 28 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
2021 Duke 6 games, 381 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | at | L 0–48 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 7–45 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 29–54 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 17–48 | 7 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 22–62 | 13 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 10–47 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | −15 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 39 | 67 | 415 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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