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Riley Leonard

Notre Dame · Quarterback · 2024

PASS YDS
2,861
PASS TD
21
RUSH TD
17

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

In 2024, Leonard threw for 2,861 yards and 21 touchdowns, and ran for 906 more yards.

Leonard was the No. 189 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the 4th-highest quarterback rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 41 among all quarterbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 189 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Riley Leonard season-by-season statistics at Notre Dame
SeasonPass YdsPass TDIntRush YdsRush TD
20242,86121890617

Seasons with tracked stats at Notre Dame. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Notre Dame Teammates

  1. 91Xavier Watts2021-24S
  2. 90Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah2019-20LB
  3. 88Kyle Hamilton2019-21S
  4. 86Isaiah Foskey2019-22EDGE
  5. 86Michael Mayer2020-22TE
  6. 80Ian Book2017-20QB
  7. 75Audric Estimé2021-23RB
  8. 75Benjamin Morrison2022-24CB
  9. 72Kyren Williams2019-21RB
  10. 71Christian Gray2023-25CB

Full Notre Dame all-time roster

Top Quarterbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 96Caleb WilliamsUSC · 2022-23QB
  2. 96Jayden DanielsLSU · 2022-23QB
  3. 95Bryce YoungAlabama · 2020-22QB
  4. 93Max DugganTCU · 2019-22QB
  5. 93C.J. StroudOhio State · 2020-22QB
  6. 93Trevor LawrenceClemson · 2018-20QB
  7. 93Michael Penix Jr.Washington · 2022-23QB
  8. 91Mac JonesAlabama · 2018-20QB

Best college quarterbacks since 1990

Sources: Wikipedia (Riley Leonard) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.