I play football in the NFL. I have a rat of 108.5 3851yards com 283 att 431 com% 65.7 28 tds and 8 inThe second quarterback taken in the 2006 Draft (Titans, Vince Young, 3rd overall), selected by the Cardinals with the 10th overall pick.
Became the first quarterback drafted by the Cardinals in the first round in 19 years (Kelly Stouffer, Colorado State, 1987).
The 2004 Heisman Trophy winner, became just the second Heisman winner to be drafted by the Cardinals (RB John David Crow, Texas A&M, 1958).
Recorded a 37-2 record as a starter at USC, a 94.8% winning percentage. Only Toledo’s Chuck Ealey (35-0) had a higher winning percentage among quarterbacks with 25 or more starts.
Led the University of Southern California to National Championships in 2003 and 2004, becoming only the third quarterback in the last 30 years to lead his team to back-to-back National Championships.
Holds the USC and Pac-10 record for career touchdowns thrown with 99, shattering the previous school record of 72 set by Carson Palmer and the conference record of 77 set by Stanford’s John Elway.College Career:
A three-time All-American and one of the most decorated quarterbacks in college football history, Leinart compiled the highest winning percentage of any USC quarterback and the second highest in NCAA history with a 37-2 record as a starter (94.9%). Only Toledo’s Chuck Ealey (35-0, 1969-71) had a higher winning percentage among quarterbacks with at least 25 starts. Completed 807 of 1,245 passes (64.8%) for 10,693 yards and 99 touchdowns with only 23 interceptions in four seasons at USC.2005: As a senior started all 13 games completing 283 of 431 passes (65.7%) for 3,815 yards and 28 touchdowns with only eight interceptions … passed for 365 yards while completing 29 of 40 passes for one touchdown and one interception against Texas in the Rose Bowl … completions, passing yardage, passing efficiency rating and rushing touchdowns in 2005 were better than his 2004 Heisman Trophy season … ranked seventh nationally in passing efficiency (158.3, second in Pac-10) and 15th in total offense (290.3, first in Pac-10) … in the last six games of 2005, while never playing in the fourth quarter in the first three and only one series into the fourth quarter of the fourth and sixth contests, completed 66.8% of his passes (129-of-193) for 1,493 yards, 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions.2004: Completed 269 of 412 passes (65.3%) for 3,332 yards, 33 touchdowns and only six interceptions in 13 games as a junior en route to a Heisman Trophy and National Championship … completed 24 of 34 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown in the Orange Bowl … became only the third quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back national championships … against USC's four opponents in the final 2004 Associated Press rankings (Virginia Tech, California, Arizona State and Oklahoma), threw for 992 yards and 14 touchdowns with only one interception … 33 scoring passes were second on the USC season-record list, 269 completions were third, and 3,322 passing yards and 3,278 yards of total offense were fourth … 33 touchdown passes also tied for third on the Pac-10 season-record list … had fewer interceptions, the same amount of touchdown passes, and a better completion percentage and passing rating and led USC to more wins than Carson Palmer did in his 2002 Heisman Trophy season … accounted for 144 of the team’s 150 first downs that were gained passing, adding eleven more first downs rushing.2003: After winning the starting job in a pre-season battle, went on to complete 255 of 402 passes (63.4%) for 3,556 yards, 38 touchdowns and only nine interceptions while winning a National Championship as a sophomore … completed 23 of 34 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns against Michigan in the Rose Bowl … ranked third nationally in passing efficiency (164.5, first in Pac-10) … in the last nine games, he threw for 2,632 yards and 30 touchdowns with just three interceptions on 65.5% passing (182-of-278) … threw at least two touchdowns in each of the last 12 games, including a string of at least three touchdowns in the first five of those contests … set a Pac-10 season record with 212 consecutive passes without an interception-stretching over eight games and fell just four passes short of the Pac-10 career record … 164.5 passing efficiency rating was the best season in USC history … 255 completions ranked third on the USC season-record list … 38 touchdown passes was a Pac-10 season record and the second most by any sophomore in NCAA history … 3,494 yards of total offense was second on the USC season-record chart, topped only by Carson Palmer’s 3,820 in 2002 … became the first USC sophomore to have back-to-back 300-yard passing games and the first USC sophomore to have thrown for 3,000 yards in a season.2002: The third-string quarterback as a redshirt freshman … appeared briefly late in three games, taking two snaps at Colorado, directing three series at Oregon and taking a snap at UCLA, but did not throw a pass.2001: Redshirted as a freshman.Personal:
Full name Matthew Stephen Leinart … graduated in 2005 with a degree in Sociology … born with strabismus (cross-eyes), as his left eye was not aligned with his right (underwent surgery when he was 3 years old and was fitted with glasses) … at Mater Dei High School completed 192-of-309 passes (62.1%) for 2,870 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior in 2000 … against national champion De La Salle High, completed 31 of 47 passes for 447 yards and four touchdowns, leading his team to a 9-3 record in 2000 … as a junior in 1999, named All-Serra League Offensive MVP while completing 150 of 233 passes (64.4%) for 2,400 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions … Mater Dei was the CIF Division I co-champion in 1999 … sat out his 1998 sophomore season with a rotator cuff injury to his left (throwing) shoulder.
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