Darius Shaquille Leonard is an American football linebacker for the National Football League Indianapolis Colts. Darius played college football at South Carolina State and was drafted by the Colts in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
After the 2016 season, Leonard was named the MEAC defensive player of the year, making SC State the first school to win the award four years in a row. Leonard finished the season with 124 tackles, 141⁄2 tackles for loss, 31⁄2 sacks, two interceptions, three pass break-ups, and four forced fumbles. He had an impressive game against ACC powerhouse Clemson, totaling 19 tackles.
Where did Shaquille Leonard go to high school?
Leonard attended and played high school football at Lake View High School in Lake View, South Carolina. Leonard led SCSU in tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2014, compiling 86, 14 for loss, five sacks, and two forced fumbles. Leonard posted 70 stops the following year (2015), 131⁄2 of those for loss, with five sacks and two interceptions to earn a first-team all-conference selection as a redshirt sophomore.
