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Matt Leinart

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Matt Leinart

Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans, winning the Heisman Trophy and leading the team to a perfect season as a junior. Selected 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2006 NFL draft, Leinart primarily served as Kurt Warner's backup for four seasons. He spent his final three seasons in a backup role for the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders. Leinart was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Born
(1983-05-11) May 11, 1983 (age 42)Agua Dulce, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight
227 lb (103 kg)
High school
Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
College
USC (2001–2005)
NFL draft
2006: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Passing attempts
641
Passing completions
366
Completion percentage
57.1%
TD–INT
15–21
Passing yards
4,065
Passer rating
70.2
Rushing yards
89
Rushing touchdowns
2

Tables

· College career › College statistics
GP
GP
Season
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Y/A
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2001
2001
Season
2001
Team
USC
Games
Redshirt
2002
2002
Season
2002
Team
USC
Games
3
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Passing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
Rushing
–
2003
2003
Season
2003
Team
USC
Games
13
Games
13
Games
12–1
Passing
255
Passing
402
Passing
63.4
Passing
3,556
Passing
8.8
Passing
38
Passing
9
Passing
164.5
Rushing
32
Rushing
−62
Rushing
−1.9
Rushing
0
2004
2004
Season
2004
Team
USC
Games
13
Games
13
Games
13–0
Passing
269
Passing
412
Passing
65.3
Passing
3,322
Passing
8.1
Passing
33
Passing
6
Passing
156.5
Rushing
49
Rushing
−44
Rushing
−0.9
Rushing
3
2005
2005
Season
2005
Team
USC
Games
13
Games
13
Games
12–1
Passing
283
Passing
431
Passing
65.7
Passing
3,815
Passing
8.9
Passing
28
Passing
8
Passing
157.7
Rushing
51
Rushing
36
Rushing
0.7
Rushing
6
Total
Total
Season
Total
Team
42
Games
39
Games
37–2
Games
807
Passing
1,245
Passing
64.8
Passing
10,693
Passing
8.6
Passing
99
Passing
23
Passing
159.5
Passing
132
Rushing
−70
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
9
Season
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Y/A
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2001
USC
Redshirt
2002
USC
3
0
—
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2003
USC
13
13
12–1
255
402
63.4
3,556
8.8
38
9
164.5
32
−62
−1.9
0
2004
USC
13
13
13–0
269
412
65.3
3,322
8.1
33
6
156.5
49
−44
−0.9
3
2005
USC
13
13
12–1
283
431
65.7
3,815
8.9
28
8
157.7
51
36
0.7
6
Total
42
39
37–2
807
1,245
64.8
10,693
8.6
99
23
159.5
132
−70
−0.5
9
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career › Pre-draft
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in(1.95 m)
Weight
223 lb(101 kg)
Arm length
33+1⁄2 in(0.85 m)
Hand span
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
40-yard dash
4.90 s
Vertical jump
37 in(0.94 m)
Broad jump
9 ft 5 in(2.87 m)
Wonderlic
35
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day
Height
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Wonderlic
mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in(1.95 m)
223 lb(101 kg)
33+1⁄2 in(0.85 m)
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
4.90 s
37 in(0.94 m)
9 ft 5 in(2.87 m)
35
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day
· NFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Comp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yards
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
ARI
Games
12
Games
11
Games
4–7
Passing
214
Passing
377
Passing
56.8
Passing
2,547
Passing
6.8
Passing
11
Passing
12
Passing
74.0
Rushing
22
Rushing
49
Rushing
2.2
Rushing
2
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
ARI
Games
5
Games
5
Games
3–2
Passing
60
Passing
112
Passing
53.6
Passing
647
Passing
5.8
Passing
2
Passing
4
Passing
61.9
Rushing
11
Rushing
42
Rushing
3.8
Rushing
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
ARI
Games
4
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
15
Passing
29
Passing
51.7
Passing
264
Passing
9.1
Passing
1
Passing
1
Passing
80.2
Rushing
4
Rushing
5
Rushing
1.3
Rushing
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
ARI
Games
8
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
51
Passing
77
Passing
66.2
Passing
435
Passing
5.6
Passing
0
Passing
3
Passing
64.6
Rushing
9
Rushing
−6
Rushing
−0.7
Rushing
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
HOU
Games
0
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
DNP
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
HOU
Games
2
Games
1
Games
1–0
Passing
10
Passing
13
Passing
76.9
Passing
57
Passing
4.4
Passing
1
Passing
0
Passing
110.1
Rushing
1
Rushing
−1
Rushing
−1.0
Rushing
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
OAK
Games
2
Games
0
Games
–
Passing
16
Passing
33
Passing
48.5
Passing
115
Passing
3.5
Passing
0
Passing
1
Passing
44.4
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
33
Games
18
Games
8–10
Games
366
Passing
641
Passing
57.1
Passing
4,065
Passing
6.3
Passing
15
Passing
21
Passing
70.2
Passing
47
Rushing
89
Rushing
1.9
Rushing
2
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Comp
Att
Pct
Yards
Avg
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2006
ARI
12
11
4–7
214
377
56.8
2,547
6.8
11
12
74.0
22
49
2.2
2
2007
ARI
5
5
3–2
60
112
53.6
647
5.8
2
4
61.9
11
42
3.8
0
2008
ARI
4
0
–
15
29
51.7
264
9.1
1
1
80.2
4
5
1.3
0
2009
ARI
8
1
0–1
51
77
66.2
435
5.6
0
3
64.6
9
−6
−0.7
0
2010
HOU
0
0
–
DNP
2011
HOU
2
1
1–0
10
13
76.9
57
4.4
1
0
110.1
1
−1
−1.0
0
2012
OAK
2
0
–
16
33
48.5
115
3.5
0
1
44.4
0
0
0.0
0
Total
33
18
8–10
366
641
57.1
4,065
6.3
15
21
70.2
47
89
1.9
2

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