Matt Leinart

Matt Leinart (born May 11, 1983 in Santa Ana, California) is an American football quarterback (QB) who plays for the University of Southern California Trojans. Before attending college Leinart played QB at his high school, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana. In 2004, his junior year at USC, he won the Heisman Trophy. He also won the inaugural Manning Award for college quarterbacks in the same season.

Player profile

Leinart is considered perhaps the top NFL prospect of the 2006 draft class. Standing 6'5" (1.96 m) and weighing 225 pounds (100 kg), he has prototypical size for a quarterback. And while much of his success has been predicated on the high level of talent that USC head coach Pete Carroll has surrounded Leinart with (as well as the schemes of former Trojans offensive coordinator Norm Chow) Leinart has solid arm strength, good accuracy, and possesses rare football intelligence and decision-making skills.

Related Topics:
NFL - 2006 - Draft - Pound - Pete Carroll - Offensive coordinator - Norm Chow

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