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What is Riley Leonard’s NFL draft projection? The Notre Dame Fighting Irish QB’s stats and record
A place in the Orange Bowl is on the line for Notre Dame as they face Georgia in the rescheduled Sugar Bowl.
Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish are one of the most prestigious NCAA teams having won 11 national championships in their history.
The school also has a reputation for developing talented players who progress to the NFL with Joe Montana being the most celebrated.
As the NCAA season advances, Notre Dame are in the Sugar Bowl and gunning for a place in the Orange Bowl next week where Penn State await the winner of the Irish clash against Georgia in New Orleans with hopes of progressing deposited in QB Riley Leonard.
Leonard’s NFL Draft projection
Leonard’s numbers for Notre Dame this season have been impressive, but as things stand, the 22-year-old is not considered a top-tier quarterback prospect for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Eight current NCAA quarterbacks did make the list of Draft expert Vinnie Iyer with the Notre Dame man absent.
If an NFL team does select Leonard in April, he’d likely be viewed as a developmental prospect or depth option rather than as an immediate starter.
Other draft ‘big boards’ do have Leonard as a lower ranked draft prospect and rate him as a projected sixth round pick.
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