Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Across four seasons and two programs, four head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Marcus Freeman. The receipt on tape: 229 pass yds, 31 rush yds against Stanford, Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 7,311 passing yards — drafted at #189 overall by Indianapolis.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
IndianapolisEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 269 | 403 | 66.7% | 2,861 | 7.1 | 21 | 8 | 139.6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Duke | 95 | 165 | 57.6% | 1,102 | 6.7 | 3 | 3 | 116.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Duke | 250 | 391 | 63.9% | 2,967 | 7.6 | 20 | 6 | 141.5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Duke | 37 | 62 | 59.7% | 381 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 113.4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 651 | 1,021 | 63.8% | 7,311 | 7.2 | 45 | 18 | 134.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 184 | 906 | 4.9 | 17 | -- |
| 2023 | Duke | 58 | 352 | 6.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Duke | 124 | 698 | 5.6 | 13 | -- |
| 2021 | Duke | 47 | 173 | 3.7 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 413 | 2,129 | 5.2 | 36 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Riley Leonard’s 2022 season.
Matches Riley on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.
Matches Zac on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brendon Lewis's senior season at Nevada (2024).
Matches Brendon on
Differs from Brendon on
Player DNA
Players who play like Riley Leonard
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+651%
Up 651% from first season to most-recent.