John David Booty John David Booty ( born January 3 , 1985 ) is a former American football quarterback . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He last played for the Houston Texans until being cut on September 4 , 2010 . He played college football at USC . Booty has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans . He is the brother of former Seattle Seahawks , Cleveland Browns , and Oakland Raiders quarterback Josh Booty . Early years . Booty prepped at the Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport , Louisiana but left a year early after his father ( who was the team ' s quarterback coach ) left the staff , having already earned enough credits to graduate . Despite leaving after his junior year , Booty ' s final passing stats were 8 , 474 yards on 555 of 864 attempts ( 64 . 2 % ) with 88 touchdowns and 26 interceptions . Booty succeeded his brother , former Louisiana State University quarterback Josh Booty , and former Miami quarterback Brock Berlin . In 2001 and 2002 he led Evangel Christian Academy to state - championship game victories held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans . Booty is believed to be the first player ever to leave high school a whole year early to play college football . He headlined a class that was considered the best that season , and included other NFL - bound recruits such as Reggie Bush , LenDale White , Steve Smith and Sam Baker . College career . 2003 – 2005 . Although he entered USC as a highly regarded quarterback prospect , Booty spent his first three years at USC as the back - up to eventual Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart , who had replaced former Heisman winner Carson Palmer . When he arrived at USC , the competition for the starting quarterback in the 2003 season had not seen any particular player separating himself from the pack , so when Matt Leinart was eventually chosen as the starter there was some question as to whether he would merely hold the starting position until Booty could learn the offense . Booty earned the spot as the number two quarterback as a freshman , but had to redshirt his second season after suffering an elbow injury in August 2004 . When Leinart opted to stay for his final year at USC , there were questions as to whether Booty would transfer to a different school . He opted to remain at USC . Booty had back surgery to repair a bulging disc in his spine at the end of March 2006 , but fully recovered and earned the starting spot for the 2006 season . 2006 . Booty entered the 2006 season as a redshirt junior . At the beginning of the 2006 season , Booty was one of fifteen players on the official watch list for the Maxwell Award for the best player in college football , although the list states that it " may change without notice based on performance . . . during the 2006 season and is not designed to represent an all - inclusive listing of eligible candidates for the collegiate football awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club . " In the 2006 season , Booty was ranked the tenth best quarterback in college football and the number one quarterback in the PAC - 10 by Rivals . com . He started all of the games for the USC Trojans at quarterback in 2006 and was named to the rivals . com and Pacific - 10 conference coaches 2006 All Pac - 10 team First Team . Booty led the Trojans to a victory over Michigan in the 2007 Rose Bowl , throwing for 391 yards and four touchdowns . 2007 . Booty chose to return for the 2007 season , foregoing the NFL Draft . Rivals . com named him one of the top - 10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season , " Sports Illustrated " as one of the " Top 20 Players Heading Into 2007 , " and he was considered a front - runner for the 2007 Heisman Trophy . Booty was a 2007 pre - season All - American for Athlon , " The Sporting News " , and Blue Ribbon and was on the 2007 Maxwell Award and Manning Award watch list . In the summer before the season , he worked out with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning . On October 6 , Booty suffered a broken finger in his throwing hand during a 24 – 23 loss to Stanford . He sat out the following three games before returning as the starting quarterback against Oregon State on November 3 . On his return , the Trojans finished the season 5 – 0 and outscored opponents 165 – 68 , culminating in a victory in the 2008 Rose Bowl , an unprecedented sixth straight Pac - 10 title and making the Trojans the first college football team to achieve six straight 11 - win seasons . In leading the Trojans to a 49 – 17 Rose Bowl victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini , Booty set a Rose Bowl record with seven career touchdowns ( in the 2007 and 2008 games ) and was chosen as the Offensive MVP . Booty ended his career at USC with a 9 – 0 record against top - 25 teams . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . Booty broke from convention and stated on a national television broadcast , more than a week before the NFL draft , that he hoped to be selected by the Minnesota Vikings . He was drafted by the Vikings in the fifth round ( 137th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . Booty made the team after a pre - season battle for the third spot on the depth chart with Brooks Bollinger . He did not take a snap in 2008 , but after starter Gus Frerotte went down with a lower back injury , Booty was listed as the second string quarterback during the week 15 meeting with the Arizona Cardinals and Tarvaris Jackson made the start . With the signing of Brett Favre in the 2009 off season , Booty switched his jersey from # 4 to # 9 . After an unimpressive performance in the pre - season , Booty was waived by the Vikings on September 5 , 2009 ; he was subsequently signed to the team ' s practice squad . He was released from the practice squad on October 14 , 2009 , only to be re - signed to it on October 17 . He was subsequently released from the Vikings again on October 21 , 2009 . Tennessee Titans . Booty was signed to Tennessee Titans practice squad on October 28 , 2009 . Houston Texans . After his contract with the Titans expired at the end of the 2009 season , Booty signed a future contract with the Houston Texans . Booty was waived as part of final cuts before the 2010 NFL season . Personal . Booty is the younger brother of former Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders quarterback Josh Booty ( who threw for 3 , 951 yards and 24 touchdowns during two years with LSU ' s football team ) and former LSU and Valdosta State University wide receiver Abram Booty ( who caught 117 passes for 1 , 768 yards during three years at LSU ) . Josh also played baseball for the Florida Marlins . He is from the same hometown as Terry Bradshaw , Tommy Maddox and Art Carmody . Booty was high school backfield mates with former LSU and former San Diego Chargers running back Jacob Hester . Booty was roommates with then - USC center Ryan Kalil during the 2006 season . He is sometimes called " J . D . " . Booty married his fianceé Jill in July 2009 .