ARLINGTON, Texas -- South Carolina State football's all-time leading tackler, linebacker Darius Leonard, was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 36 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft on Friday night.
Going in the second round, he is the highest-drafted Bulldogs player since Anthony Cook was taken in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft at No. 35 by the Houston Oilers.
Leonard, at 6-foot-4, 234 pounds, finished his 4-year playing career in Orangeburg with 394 stops, including 54 for a loss, 21.5 sacks, and 9 forced turnovers.
As a junior in 2016, Leonard racked up a career-high 19 tackles and blocked a field goal against the program where his half-brother (Anthony Waters) had played, the only Power 5 program who recruited him, eventual national champion Clemson.
To open his senior season in 2017, Leonard had 12 tackles and a sack against Southern in the nationally televised MEAC-SWAC Challenge. Despite the Bulldogs struggling to a 3-7 season, Leonard led the team his final collegiate campaign with 114 tackles, including 12.5 tackles for a loss, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble.
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