Riley Leonard
Appearance
Duke Blue Devils – No. 13 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Mobile, Alabama | September 13, 2002
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games |
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High school | Fairhope (Fairhope, Alabama) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honorable Mention All-ACC (2022) |
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 also played basketball in high school.[3][4]
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.[5][6][7]
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.
- ^ 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.
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