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Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard was on point during his lone activity at the NFL combine. He hopefully increase his draft stock with the performance.

Considered a mid-round pick in most pre-draft projections at this point, Riley Leonard went 6 of 7 passing for 54 yards in the Senior Bowl on Feb. 1.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) is carted off the field after sustaining a heavy hit during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Notre Dame football quarterback Riley Leonard has announced the he won’t participate in all of the NFL combine work outs but will do one.

How do you replace that impact? It won't be easy, but the Notre Dame offense has several players returning in 2025 who have been leaders in their position rooms that now have the opportunity to be leaders on the entire offense.

Riley Leonard is fighting an uphill battle to become one of the first quarterbacks off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft - but he did himself no harm at the Scouting Combine

It was an interesting experience for quarterback Riley Leonard in his lone season with the Notre Dame program. After an early season blunder against Northern Illinois, Leonard and the Fighting Irish proceeded to win a program record 14 wins and a national championship appearance.

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