Kravitz on Leonard: Star in waiting

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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(vs. DOLPHINS, 11/25)


Colts fans got a big scare on the very first play from scrimmage of Sunday's game against the Dolphins, when Leonard limped off of the field with an injury.

Fortunately, he was right back in there on the very next defensive series for the Colts, and was his typical ferocious self for most of the game.


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(Dan Graziano's Take)

Leonard had 10 tackles and a sack this week in the Colts' comeback victory over Miami, giving him six sacks and keeping him atop the league in total tackles. He has been among the front-runners for the Rookie of the Year award since September, and what we said up top about the Colts' offensive line can be said for its surprising defense under first-year coordinator Matt Eberflus.


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...s-best-rookies




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More from Graziano on Leonard ........



Who He was in August: ) The second-round draft pick of a team whose fan base was grumbling a bit because it hadn't addressed linebacker in the first round with Roquan Smith. Leonard was a bit of an unknown coming from South Carolina State.


The Numbers: ) A league-leading 163 tackles (and 27 more in the postseason), seven sacks and two interceptions. Leonard helped jump-start a Colts defense from which little was expected this season. The Colts went 10-6 and reached the second round of the playoffs.


Who He is Now: ) A first-team All-Pro selection (along with guard Quenton Nelson, whom the Colts did pick in the first round) and the centerpiece of a Colts defense from which much will be expected in 2019.



Meet the NFL's Class of 2018: Players Who Graduated to Stardom

(By Dan Graziano)

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...duated-stardom

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