Riley Leonard is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Duke. Riley's 2022 season ranks in the 15th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 497 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2022 Production
Performance Analysis · 2022 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸6 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.10 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.21 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs North Carolina A&T.
NIL Market Tier· 2022
On3 valuation ↗Rotational contributor. Smaller collective or local deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsTemple | W30-0 | -12.9 | 24/30 | 328 | 2 | 0 | 81.6 | 64 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 2 | @Northwestern | W31-23 | -13.4 | 13/24 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 52.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 3 | vsNorth Carolina A&T | W49-20 | — | 11/12 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 98.9 | 66 | 2 | 1.21 |
| 4 | @Kansas | L27-35 | 2.9 | 24/35 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 54 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 5 | vsVirginia | W38-17 | -9.0 | 18/24 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 85.2 | 59 | 2 | 0.54 |
| 6 | @Georgia Tech | L20-23 | -11.8 | 20/41 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 47.6 | 29 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 7 | vsNorth Carolina | L35-38 | 7.8 | 20/31 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 79.2 | 130 | 1 | 0.48 |
| 8 | @Miami | W45-21 | -2.7 | 13/25 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | 61 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 10 | @Boston College | W38-31 | -14.9 | 16/24 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 96 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 11 | vsVirginia Tech | W24-7 | -9.5 | 19/31 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 82.3 | 48 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 12 | @Pittsburgh | L26-28 | 8.6 | 24/45 | 290 | 3 | 0 | 37.6 | -4 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 13 | vsWake Forest | W34-31 | 8.2 | 29/41 | 391 | 4 | 1 | 77.3 | 15 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 1 | vsUCF | W30-13 | 10.3 | 19/28 | 173 | 0 | 0 | — | 63 | 2 | 0.35 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.21
- Passing downs
- 0.67
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.31 / 0.65
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.