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HT/WT: 6-4, 213 lbs
Birthplace: Mount Pleasant, SC
Age: 24
School: Notre Dame
Experience: 2

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Top Riley Leonard News

  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Emergency QB3 vs. Houston

    Leonard (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Colts' emergency third quarterback against the Texans on Sunday.

    For a third consecutive week, Leonard will operate as the emergency QB3 behind starter Daniel Jones and backup Anthony Richardson. That prohibits Leonard from playing Sunday unless both Jones and Richardson were to be removed from the game due to injury, illness or ejection.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Operating as emergency QB

    Leonard (coach's decision) is inactive, but he'll serve as the Colts' emergency third quarterback for Sunday night's contest against Kansas City.

    Leonard again will operate as the No. 3 option behind starter Daniel Jones and primary backup Anthony Richardson Week 2. Leonard will only be able to enter the game if both Jones and Richardson are sidelined by injuries.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Serving as emergency QB3 in Week 1

    Leonard (coach's decision) is inactive as the Colts' emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game against the Ravens.

    Leonard lost out on the QB2 job to Anthony Richardson behind Daniel Jones over the summer. Across five regular-season appearances last season, Leonard completed just 58.2 percent of his 67 pass attempts for 415 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions, averaging a subpar 6.2 yards per attempt.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Uneven effort to wrap up preseason

    Leonard completed three of seven passes for 48 yards and an interception in Saturday's 25-16 preseason loss to the Lions. He added three yards on three carries.

    Anthony Richardson got the start under center for the Colts and had a quiet but efficient performance before turning the offense over to Leonard in the second quarter. The 2025 sixth-round pick led a TD drive on his first possession, capped by a DJ Giddens six-yard run, but Leonard then made a poor decision trying to avoid pressure and got picked off just outside the red zone the next time Indianapolis had the ball. Saturday's performances didn't do much to clarify who will begin the season as Daniel Jones' backup, with both potential No. 2's having good and bad moments in camp and during the preseason.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Playing in second half Thursday

    Leonard will be under center for the second half of Thursday's preseason game against the Patriots, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star reports.

    Anthony Richardson will draw the start for Thursday's preseason opener and play for the first half before turning the keys over to Leonard for the last two quarters. Richardson and Leonard are battling for the backup job behind Daniel Jones, though Richardson may not be with the Colts for the start of the 2026 regular season after requesting a trade from the team in the offseason. Leonard was a sixth-round selection of the Colts in the 2025 NFL Draft and started in Week 18 against the Texans, when he completed 21 of 34 passes for 270 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while turning three carries into 21 yards and a score.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Set to play Thursday

    Leonard is set to play in Thursday's preseason opener against the Patriots, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

    Leonard is preparing to share snaps with Anthony Richardson as the two battle it out for the backup quarterback role behind starter Daniel Jones. It remains unclear which contender is set to receive the dominant snap share Thursday, and in-game performance will likely play a role in the final decision.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Logging second-team reps

    Leonard is in a competition for the No. 2 quarterback role in Indianapolis in 2026, JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.

    Leonard continues to split reps with Anthony Richardson with the Colts' second-team offense as training camp gets underway. The second-year pro was impressive in his only start last season, completing 21 of 34 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns while also throwing an interception in the Colts' 38-30 loss to the Texans in Week 18. Leonard and Richardson are both expected to be members of the Colts' initial 53-man roster in 2026.

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  • Colts' Riley Leonard: Battling for No. 2 role

    Leonard competed with Anthony Richardson for the No. 2 quarterback role during the Colts' recent minicamp and remains in contention to serve as the primary backup to Daniel Jones (Achilles), Joel A. Erickson of the IndyStar reports.

    Jones remains unavailable for team drills, affording both Leonard and Richardson plenty of reps in their head-to-head competition. Head coach Shane Steichen said there is currently no clear winner, and both quarterbacks will resume their job battle in training camp as Jones works his way back from the Achilles injury that derailed the Colts' 2025 season.

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AFC South Standings

Team Div Overall
0-0-0 2-1-0
1-0-0 1-2-0
0-0-0 0-3-0
0-1-0 0-3-0