The Indianapolis colts headed for their offseason in 2025 hoping for this quarter Anthony Richardson can overcome competition with the former general of the New York Giants Daniel Jones. However, Indianapolis felt obliged to add a third QB to the situation: Riley Leonard Out of Notre Dame in the sixth round (189th in total) of the NFL recovery in 2025.
While Leonard looks like a replacement of Sam Ehlinger (what he is), there is also a thin chance that he will see the ground. Given Richardson’s injury struggles and the instability of Jones’ past game, this can happen.
Professional football focus had a piece written by Dalton Wasserman highlight and classify the best Recruit quarter situations. For Leonard de Notre Dame, he is seventh with an explanation of Wasserman.
“Leonard has his limits as a field passer, but he may have landed in the best situation for his development,” said Wasserman. “Colts’ head coach Shane Steichen emphasizes the RPO concepts and construction sites after taking in his attack, and the launches of the Steichen offensive will be in the Leonard range. He is also an excellent athlete who displayed a note of 82.8 on the ground last season.”
Wasserman concluded on the addition of Leonard with the Shane Steichen team.
“Finally, Anthony Richardson seems to be on a leash while Daniel Jones plays on a one -year contract. There could be a way to playing time for Leonard as soon as possible.”
Leonard played fantastically in 2024 with the Fighting Irish, representing 38 TD in total (21 passes, 17 rushing), as well as 3,767 yards in the air (2861) and with his feet (906). In short, Leonard corresponds to what Steichen wants to do with his offense if he needs to put himself under the center.
It is clear that Leonard is QB3 and will probably remain this year this year. However, as mentioned earlier, there is never room to exclude anything in the NFL given to injuries and what is happening (especially in the quarter) if a starter collapses.
Leonard is a player who has the grain, the tenacity, the capacities and the qualities of leadership that correspond to the culture and philosophy of Indy, so he is an excellent addition for the team, and Chris Ballard was right to write it for his services.
For the moment, Leonard will help the defense prepare and learn behind Richardson and Jones. But he has the skills and the desire to exceed his sixth round stock. Look for Leonard to do everything possible to improve and enter his as a quarter of the NFL.
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