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Byron Leftwich

QB (retired)

Byron Leftwich: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

10-year career across JAX, ATL, PIT, TB. 10,710 career passing yards. Super Bowl XLIII ring as Pittsburgh backup.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	62
Pass yds	10,710
Pass TDs	58
INTs	42
TD/INT	1.38
SB rings	1 (XLIII)

#7 overall pick 2003 by JAX. Lost starting job 2006 to David Garrard. Backed up Big Ben for SB XLIII title 2008.

Trend

Byron Leftwich career arc

Year	Team	Note
2003	JAX	#7 pick rookie starter
2005	JAX	Career-high 15 TDs
2006	JAX	Lost job to Garrard
2008	PIT	SB XLIII ring as #2
2012	PIT	Final NFL season

JAX years (2003-06): 9,220 yards + 51 TDs in 47 games. Post-JAX (2007-12): 1,490 yards + 7 TDs in 15 games.

Split

Career splits

Stop	Years	Pass yds	Pass TDs
JAX	2003-06	9,220	51
ATL	2007	279	1
PIT	2008-10, 12	617	2
TB	2009	594	4

Career-high 2005: 2,302 yards + 15 TDs in just 12 games — pace would've been a 3,200-yard 20-TD season.

Rare

Pass TDs by season

Season	Pass TDs
2003	14
2004	15
2005	15
2006	7
2009	4

2003 QB draft class: Carson Palmer (#1), Leftwich (#7), Kyle Boller (#19), Rex Grossman (#22). Leftwich's 10 NFL seasons rank 2nd in the class.

Comparison

2003 1st-round QBs

Player	Pick	NFL yrs
Carson Palmer	1	15
Byron Leftwich	7	10
Kyle Boller	19	9
Rex Grossman	22	11

Post-playing career: rose from QB coach to OC at TB by 2019, won Super Bowl LV with Tom Brady as his QB.

Anomaly

Coaching arc

Year	Role
2017	ARI QB coach
2019	TB OC under Bruce Arians
2020	SB LV win with Brady
2022	Final TB OC season
2024	NFL ESPN analyst

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