The Colts had shown interest in Leonard throughout the pre-draft process, and one aspect of his game that stood out to them, as area scout Mike Lacy recalled after the draft, was that he had some of his best games during Notre Dame's run through the College Football Playoffs.

Colts quarterback Daniel Jones drifted to his right in 11-on-11, spotted Josh Downs breaking open on a deep intermediate dig and lofted a rainbow. The ball zipped with loft and precision to a place where Downs could pull his trademark ballerina act to reel it in just before running out of bounds for an explosive gain.

"He's been doing a helluva job. Really smart football player. Learned the offense very quickly, making really good decisions out there through OTAs. Obviously, we want to carry that over to training camp,