Going into the 2018 NFL season, the Indianapolis Colts desperately needed someone to emerge as a star player on their defense. The days of Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney, and Bob Sanders were long gone and the team needed a new player to take up that star mantle on the defense. Luckily, in 2018, the Colts had two players step up and fill that role. One was rookie LB Darius Leonard who has been one of the best linebackers in the NFL over the past two seasons and has been named an All-Pro twice.