First and foremost, Fairhope (Ala.) two-sport star Riley Leonard is a three-star quarterback who ranks No. 552 overall on the 247Sports 2021 Football Composite and last week verbally committed to David Cutcliffe. Unfortunately, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound unranked hoopster resembles Duke basketball great JJ Redick yet had to choose the pigskin over the hardwood.
Hardy-har-har. OK, so the Redick comparison is probably a stretch — and then some. But that subsequent assertion in the above paragraph is not entirely true either.
First, in fairness to Leonard, he does boast a sure shooting stroke, nifty handles, and decent hops to go along with an advantageous competitive fire.