Life is moving in fast-forward for rookie quarterback Riley Leonard since he grabbed his helmet and ran onto the field to replace injured Indianapolis Colts starter Daniel Jones in Jacksonville last Sunday.

Leonard, a sixth-round pick, had thrown only two passes — a pair of fourth-quarter ‍incompletions against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 26 — before Jones’ injury shoved him into the thick of a game with first place in the AFC South on the line.

“It’s very difficult, but that’s the nature of the game. Obviously, your first thought is to pray for Daniel and hope he’s great because that’s not how you envision getting snaps, right?” Leonard detailed after Sunday’s game. “I always envision myself working and working and developing into a starter, (a position) ‌that I earned. Whether I earne

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