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Player Dossier
2021-2024Notre Dame
Riley Leonard
QB • 6'4" • 216 lbs • Fairhope, AL, USA
Dual-threat creatorVolume operator
Riley Leonard is a dual-threat creator with 33.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Duke • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Riley Leonard built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a quarterback from Fairhope, AL wearing No. 13, spending time with Duke and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Riley Leonard's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 189
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Riley Leonard, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Notre Dame. Riley Leonard is a dual-threat creator with 33.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,440
- Passing yards
- 7,311
- Rushing yards
- 2,129
- Touchdowns
- 81
Quick Answers
Riley Leonard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,440
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cherry Creek · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Cherry Creek · 38 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 13 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2024 Total offense rank
- 3,767 total offense · QB 15th (top 4%) · FBS Independents 1st (top 3%) · National 15th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 6 | 554 | 381 | 173 | 3 | 48.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 236 | 173 | 63 | 2 | 75.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 3,429 | 2,794 | 635 | 31 | 75.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 1,454 | 1,102 | 352 | 7 | 59.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 16 | 954 | 769 | 185 | 8 | 82.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 16 | 2,813 | 2,092 | 721 | 30 | 82.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Duke to Notre Dame | P4 to G5/FCS | 92.6 | Nov 29, 2023 |
Riley Leonard played QB for Duke and Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Riley Leonard recorded 7,311 passing yards, 2,129 rushing yards, and -8 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 3,767 primary output with 67.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 67.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Duke, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 295 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency. It landed in the 93.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
16
Primary Metric / G
235.4
Efficiency
67.7
Usage
33.6
Consistency
88.2
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 295. Penn State: 258. Georgia: 170. Indiana: 231. Texas A&M: 221. Northern Illinois: 179. Purdue: 212. Miami (OH): 297. Louisville: 215. Stanford: 260. Georgia Tech: 254. Navy: 261. Florida State: 285. Virginia: 246. Army: 178. USC: 205
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 48 by 65.8. Penn State: 41 by 57.7. Georgia: 38 by 62.7. Indiana: 43 by 59.7. Texas A&M: 42 by 64.1. Northern Illinois: 43 by 48.6. Purdue: 27 by 79.5. Miami (OH): 37 by 78.8. Louisville: 36 by 68.2. Stanford: 28 by 77.8. Georgia Tech: 39 by 66.1. Navy: 31 by 78.9. Florida State: 38 by 70.5. Virginia: 41 by 62.1. Army: 21 by 77.3. USC: 34 by 64.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins235.2 · Games = 14 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses237 · Games = 2 · +1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
16 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
79.5 vs Purdue
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | vs Ohio State3+ TD | L 23-34 | 22 | 31 | 255 | 71.0 | 2 | 0 | 65.8 | 17 | 40 | 2.40 | 1 | 8 |
| Fri 1/10 | @ Penn State | W 27-24 | 15 | 23 | 223 | 65.2 | 1 | 2 | 57.7 | 18 | 35 | 1.90 | 1 | 6 |
| Thu 1/2 | @ GeorgiaDual-threat | W 23-10 | 15 | 24 | 90 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 | 14 | 80 | 5.70 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Indiana | W 27-17 | 23 | 32 | 201 | 71.9 | 1 | 1 | 59.7 | 11 | 30 | 2.70 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 11/30 | @ USC3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 49-35 | 17 | 22 | 155 | 77.3 | 2 | 1 | 64.9 | 12 | 50 | 4.20 | 1 | 24 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Army | W 49-14 | 10 | 13 | 148 | 76.9 | 2 | 0 | 77.3 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Virginia3+ TD | W 35-14 | 22 | 33 | 214 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 62.1 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Florida State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 52-3 | 14 | 27 | 215 | 51.9 | 1 | 0 | 70.5 | 11 | 70 | 6.40 | 2 | 34 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Navy3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 51-14 | 13 | 21 | 178 | 61.9 | 2 | 0 | 78.9 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia TechDual-threat | W 31-13 | 20 | 29 | 203 | 69.0 | 0 | 1 | 66.1 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 16 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Stanford3+ TD | W 49-7 | 16 | 22 | 229 | 72.7 | 3 | 0 | 77.8 | 6 | 31 | 5.20 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Louisville3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 31-24 | 17 | 23 | 163 | 73.9 | 2 | 0 | 68.2 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami (OH)3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 28-3 | 16 | 25 | 154 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 | 78.8 | 12 | 143 | 11.90 | 2 | 50 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Purdue3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 66-7 | 11 | 16 | 112 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 79.5 | 11 | 100 | 9.10 | 3 | 34 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-16 | 20 | 32 | 163 | 62.5 | 0 | 2 | 48.6 | 11 | 16 | 1.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Texas A&MDual-threat | W 23-13 | 18 | 30 | 158 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Riley Leonard story
Riley Leonard built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a quarterback from Fairhope, AL wearing No. 13, spending time with Duke and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Riley Leonard's career was his passing role: 7,311 passing yards, 45 touchdown passes, 1,021 attempts, and 2,129 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2,129 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Leonard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Duke
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 554 | 60.6 | 19 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Duke | 3,665 | 69 | 25.5 | 3,111 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Duke | 3,665 | 69 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Duke | 1,454 | 68.6 | 25.5 | -2,211 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 3,767 | 67.7 | 33.6 | 2,313 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 3,767 | 67.7 | 33.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 1 · L 23-34 · Postseason
Loss with 295 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency.
295
Total Offense
88.4 takeover
295 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 3 · W 38-14
316
Total Offense
85.8 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
316 total offense with 85.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 4 · W 28-3
297
Total Offense
84.3 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
297 total offense with 78.8 efficiency.
#4
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 30-0
392
Total Offense
82.9 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
392 total offense with 82.3 efficiency.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 7 · L 35-38 · Conference game
375
Total Offense
81.3 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
375 total offense with 77.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
3,767 primary output · 67.7 efficiency · 33.6 usage
82.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Notre Dame
82.7
3,767 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 33.6 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Duke
75.1
3,665 primary · 69 efficiency · 25.5 usage
Milestones
6
250+ passing yards
6
300+ total offense
15
3+ TD games
32
Above avg efficiency
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