Matt Leinart

Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983 in Santa Ana, California) is an American football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans. In 2004, his junior year at USC, he won the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2006. The Cardinals released him in 2010, and he was signed by the Houston Texans. He joined the Raiders for the 2012 season.

Honors
2004
 Heisman Trophy Winner
 Rose Bowl MVP
 Walter Camp Award
 AP player of the year
 Touchdown Club Manning Award
 Touchdown Club QB of the Year
 Victor Award (Player of the Year)
 James E. Sullivan Award Finalist
 Newport college player of the year
 AP All-American first team
 Football Coaches All-American first team
 ESPN, CSTV, Rivals.com, SI.com, and CFBNews first team All-American 
 Pac-10 Co-offensive player of the year
 ESPN.com player of the year
 Rivals.com player of the year
 Pre-season All-American

2005
Orange Bowl MVP 
Unitas Award
Finalist for Heisman Trophy
All-American Offensive Player
LA Sports Sportsman of the Year
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
National Championship MVP

2006
Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Males 2006
ESPN Hottest Male Athlete of the Year
People Magazine 100 Most Beautiful People
10th Pick in the 2006 NFL draft

 Career statistics 
College

     Passing   Rushing Season Team GP Comp Att Pct Yds TD INT Att Yds TD 2003 USC Trojans 13  255 402 63.4  3556 38 9  32 -62  0 2004 USC Trojans 13  269 412 65.3  3322 33 6  49 -44  3 2005 USC Trojans 13  283 431 65.7  3815 28 8  51 36  6  Totals 39 807  1245 64.8 10693  99 23 132  -70 9

NFL

     Passing   Rushing Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD INT Att Yds TD 2006 Arizona Cardinals 12  74.0 377 214  56.8 2547 11  12 22 69  2 2007 Arizona Cardinals 5  71.9 112 60  53.6 647 2  4 11 42  0  Totals 17 71.2  489 274 56.0  3194 13 16  33 91  2

References

 Other websites 
 MattLeinartQB.com  - Matt Leinart Official Website
 MattLeinart.com - Matt Leinart News 
 Matt Leinart at NFL.com
 Matt Leinart on The Internet Movie Database
 SportsUltra .

Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Football players from California
Category:People from Santa Ana, California
Category:Heisman Trophy winners