Byron Leftwich
Byron Anton Leftwich
Born: January 14, 1980
Washington, DC USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 245
College: Marshall
High School: H.D. Woodson (Washington, DC)
Career: 2003-2012
Drafted: 2003 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Byron Leftwich played from 2003 to 2012 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Leftwich threw for 10,532 yards in his career, completing 930 of 1,605 passes with 58 touchdowns and 42 interceptions. He also ran for 415 yards in 137 attempts with 10 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 418 | 239 | 57.2 | 2819 | 6.7 | 14 | 3.3 | 16 | 3.8 | 84 | 19 | 90 | 73.0 |
| 2004 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 441 | 267 | 60.5 | 2941 | 6.7 | 15 | 3.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 65 | 25 | 114 | 82.2 |
| 2005 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 302 | 175 | 57.9 | 2123 | 7.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 45 | 23 | 110 | 89.3 |
| 2006 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 183 | 108 | 59.0 | 1159 | 6.3 | 7 | 3.8 | 5 | 2.7 | 51 | 9 | 48 | 79.0 |
| 2007 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 279 | 4.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 23 | 6 | 37 | 59.5 |
| 2008 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 303 | 8.4 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 104.3 |
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 107 | 58 | 54.2 | 594 | 5.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2010 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 86.6 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 53 | 25 | 47.2 | 272 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.9 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 54.9 |
| Totals | 1605 | 930 | 57.9 | 10532 | 6.6 | 58 | 3.6 | 42 | 2.6 | 84 | 92 | 452 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 25 | 108 | 4.3 | 18 | 2 |
| 2004 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 39 | 148 | 3.8 | 17 | 2 |
| 2005 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 31 | 67 | 2.2 | 9 | 2 |
| 2006 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 25 | 41 | 1.6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2007 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Totals | 137 | 415 | 3.0 | 31 | 10 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2003 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2004 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2006 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2008 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2012 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 13 |
| 2004 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 14 |
| 2005 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11 | 11 |
| 2006 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 |
