Riley Leonard

Riley Leonard
Duke Blue Devils – No. 13
Position	Quarterback
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	September 13, 2002; Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College	Duke (2021–present);
Bowl games	2022 Military Bowl (MVP);
High school	Fairhope (Fairhope, Alabama)

Riley Leonard (born September 13, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Duke Blue Devils.

High school career

Leonard attended Fairhope High School in Fairhope, Alabama.[1] 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.[2] Leonard received offers to play college football from programs like Nebraska, Syracuse,[3] and Tulane. Leonard also played basketball in high school, receiving offers to play college basketball from programs like St. Mary’s, North Alabama, Samford and Missouri State.[4][5]

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.[6][7][8]

Statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
Season	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Duke Blue Devils
2021	7	1	0–1	37	62	59.7	381	6.1	1	1	113.4	47	173	3.7	2
2022	13	13	9–4	250	392	63.8	2,967	7.6	20	6	141.1	124	699	5.6	13
2023	6	6	4–2	86	142	60.6	981	6.9	3	2	122.7	48	339	7.1	4
Career	26	20	13–7	373	595	62.7	4,329	7.3	24	9	134.1	219	1,211	5.5	19

References

Ben Thomas (June 16, 2020). "Duke football commit Riley Leonard is top Coastal Athlete". AL.
Ben Thomas (May 18, 2020). "Fairhope 2021 QB Riley Leonard commits to ACC school". AL.
Mink, Nate (21 September 2023). "After coveted QB recruit chose Duke, SU mined portal and landed its own star". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
Krest, Shawn. "Riley Leonard: If Coach K Wants to Give Me a Shot, Who Knows?". Sports Illustrated.
Ben Thomas (May 4, 2020). "Fairhope 2-sport star 'leaning' toward football future". AL.
"Duke names Leonard as starting QB vs. Temple". ESPN. August 28, 2022.
Ben Thomas (August 31, 2022). "No surprise that Fairhope's Riley Leonard is QB1 at Duke". AL.
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.

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio

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[1] Ben Thomas (June 16, 2020). "Duke football commit Riley Leonard is top Coastal Athlete". AL.

[2] Ben Thomas (May 18, 2020). "Fairhope 2021 QB Riley Leonard commits to ACC school". AL.

[3] Mink, Nate (21 September 2023). "After coveted QB recruit chose Duke, SU mined portal and landed its own star". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[4] Krest, Shawn. "Riley Leonard: If Coach K Wants to Give Me a Shot, Who Knows?". Sports Illustrated.

[5] Ben Thomas (May 4, 2020). "Fairhope 2-sport star 'leaning' toward football future". AL.

[6] "Duke names Leonard as starting QB vs. Temple". ESPN. August 28, 2022.

[7] Ben Thomas (August 31, 2022). "No surprise that Fairhope's Riley Leonard is QB1 at Duke". AL.

[8] 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.