Advertisement

Colts pick Wagner edge rusher Titus Leo in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. What to know.

West's Titus Leo of Wagner College sacks East quarterback Tanner Morgan of Minnesota during the second half of the East-West Shrine Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas.

The Colts went with Titus Leo out of Wagner College with the 211th overall pick (sixth round) of the 2023 NFL Draft on Saturday.

Leo is an edge rusher who played from 2018 until 2022 at Wagner, a Division I FCS college. The New York native is 6-4 and 245 pounds. This is what you should know:

Titus Leo at Wagner College

A two-time team captain at Wagner, played in 38 games (33 starts) across five collegiate seasons. He totaled 13 sacks, 40 tackles for a loss, six forced fumbles and 234 total tackles. In 2021, he was named first-team All-American.

Titus Leo could be the sixth Wagner College alum to make the NFL

If he made the Colts' roster, Wagner would be the sixth player in his college's history to make the pros. Colts defensive tackle Chris Williams, who signed as an undrafted free agent with Indianapolis in 2020, was promoted to the active roster this past season.

The other Wagner College alums to make the NFL are Cam Gill, Rich Kotite, Greg Senat and Julian Stanford.

Titus Leo is considered a freak (in a good way)

Leo is a standout athlete and made Bruce Feldman of The Athletic's annual Freaks List. Feldman listed Leo at No. 92 out of 100.

From Feldman: A first-team FCS All-American, Leo was the Northeast Conference defensive player of the year for the second consecutive season. The 6-4, 250-pound Leo bench pressed 375 pounds and can do 30 pull-ups. This offseason, the former high school wide receiver vertical-jumped 34 inches, did a 10-5 broad jump and clocked a 4.41 shuttle.

Colts: Jim Irsay on if Anthony Richardson wasn't available: 'I think we'd take Will Levis'

Titus Leo by the numbers

∎ 4.68 seconds in the 40-yard dash

∎ 1.57 seconds in the 10-yard split

∎ 34 inches in vertical jump

∎ 10 feet, 9 inch in the broad jump

Titus Leo's college highlights

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Colts: Wagner's Titus Leo picked in sixth round. What you should know.