Riley Leonard did not appear to get a lot of QB development until came under the tutelage of Guidugli and Denbrock. He missed spring ball, but nonetheless, his improvement in the his passing game and comfort level went up markedly as the season went on.
Leonard's statistics in yr #1 under Denbrock as a passer mirror Jayden Daniels. He appears to have been making a similar improvement such that one has to wonder what he could have done with the second year of development that Daniels got under Denbrock. Denbrock even said this himself at the ND Pro Day.
His physical measurables are great.
He threw well at the Pro Day including some beautiful long and intermediate balls. He showed a strong arm.
His ability to sense pressure in the pocket and to escape is eiite.
He is deceptively fast.
He is tough and durable.
He is very smart.
He is a great leader.
He is very likeable, and brings a lot to the locker room. All of the players like him, and he won over the locker room quickly even as a transfer who was injured.
Beyond Ward and Sanders, the QB class is "meh" already.
I predict Leonard will go in the second round and make some team very happy that they took him.
Given his progression over the year, I expect RL to go much earlier than many think.
Replies to: "Given his progression over the year, I expect RL to go much earlier than many think."
- ND Pro Day results [LINK]
- ndunabomber - 10:06pm 3/27/25
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- Given his progression over the year, I expect RL to go much earlier than many think. - BaronVonZemo - 7:45am 3/28/25
- You also predicted Cam Ward not playing the second half of the bowl would hurt him. - LanceHarbor - 9:21am 3/29/25
- I think he's UDFA [NT] - holybull101 - 2:33pm 3/28/25
- Your koolaid is spiked - D2 - 1:38pm 3/28/25
- I think late 3rd or 4th round for RL. I have been higher than most on the board all year on him. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:09am 3/29/25
- And, you sir, drink Pepsi products. [NT]
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- BaronVonZemo - 2:12pm 3/28/25
- Better than the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man [NT]
- D2 - 2:16pm 3/28/25
- With a cocktail straw. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:28pm 3/28/25
- “Choose the form of your destructor…” [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:27pm 3/28/25
- Better than the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man [NT]
- D2 - 2:16pm 3/28/25
- Most predictions have him going on day 3 - ndunabomber - 11:32am 3/28/25
- Look on how Brock Purdy has come on as Mr. Irrelevant. It's a bit of a crap shoot. Remember Ryan - THEISMANCARR - 1:13am 3/29/25
- San Diego was a dumpster fire at that time - ndunabomber - 9:35pm 3/30/25
- He played horribly for about 4 or 5 teams. I do agree sometimes that luck with who drafts you can be - THEISMANCARR - 5:18pm 4/4/25
- I think you're being kind to Leaf with the hypothetical. He was going to be terrible no matter what. - jakers - 4:21pm 4/4/25
- San Diego was a dumpster fire at that time - ndunabomber - 9:35pm 3/30/25
- Look on how Brock Purdy has come on as Mr. Irrelevant. It's a bit of a crap shoot. Remember Ryan - THEISMANCARR - 1:13am 3/29/25
- undrafted free agent [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 8:46am 3/28/25
- Bet? How old is your first born? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:04am 3/28/25
- Given his progression over the year, I expect RL to go much earlier than many think. - BaronVonZemo - 7:45am 3/28/25