Byron Leftwich

Jacksonville Jaguars 7th pick

QB ·

Marshall · 2003–2012

Games

10,532

Pass Yards

Pass TD

INT

415

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

2003

Round

Round 1

Pick

7th overall

Team

Jacksonville Jaguars

Position

College

Marshall

Byron Leftwich Career Stats

Primary starter for 3 seasons.
Ranks 2nd in the 2003 draft class in passing yards (10,532).
Best statistical season: 2004 with JAX (2,941 passing yards).

Passing

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
2003	JAX	15	239	419	2,819	14	17
2004	JAX	14	267	441	2,941	15	10
2005	JAX	11	175	302	2,123	15	5
2006	JAX	6	109	184	1,158	7	5
2007	ATL	3	32	59	279	1	3
2008	PIT	5	21	36	303	2	0
2009	TB	3	58	107	594	4	3
2010	PIT	1	5	7	42	0	0
2012	PIT	2	25	53	272	0	1
Career		60	931	1,608	10,531	58	44

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2003	JAX	15	25	108	2
2004	JAX	14	39	148	2
2005	JAX	11	31	67	2
2006	JAX	6	25	41	2
2007	ATL	3	6	7	0
2008	PIT	5	4	7	1
2009	TB	3	6	6	0
2010	PIT	1	0	0	0
2012	PIT	2	1	31	1
Career		60	137	415	10

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Byron Leftwich is a former quarterback out of Marshall, selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 7th overall pick (round 1) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played 60 regular-season games from 2003 to 2012, with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
2003	JAX	15	239	419	2,819	14	17	18	135
2004	JAX	14	267	441	2,941	15	10	25	140
2005	JAX	11	175	302	2,123	15	5	23	101
2005 POST	JAX	1	18	31	179	0	1	4	11
2006	JAX	6	109	184	1,158	7	5	9	58
2007	ATL	3	32	59	279	1	3	5	13
2008	PIT	5	21	36	303	2	0	3	17
2008 POST	PIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	TB	3	58	107	594	4	3	2	27
2010	PIT	1	5	7	42	0	0	2	3
2012	PIT	2	25	53	272	0	1	3	13
2003	JAX	15	239	419	2,819	14	17	18	135
2004	JAX	14	267	441	2,941	15	10	25	140
2005	JAX	12	193	333	2,302	15	6	27	112
2006	JAX	6	109	184	1,158	7	5	9	58
2007	ATL	3	32	59	279	1	3	5	13
2008	PIT	6	21	37	303	2	0	3	17
2009	TB	3	58	107	594	4	3	2	27
2010	PIT	1	5	7	42	0	0	2	3
2012	PIT	2	25	53	272	0	1	3	13
Career		60	931	1,608	10,531	58	44	90	507
Career		2	18	32	179	0	1	4	11
Career		62	949	1,640	10,710	58	45	94	518

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2003	JAX	15	25	108	2	4.3	10	2
2004	JAX	14	39	148	2	3.8	7	0
2005	JAX	11	31	67	2	2.2	7	0
2005 POST	JAX	1	3	26	0	8.7	1	1
2006	JAX	6	25	41	2	1.6	5	2
2007	ATL	3	6	7	0	1.2	1	2
2008	PIT	5	4	7	1	1.8	1	0
2008 POST	PIT	1	4	-2	0	-0.5	0	0
2009	TB	3	6	6	0	1.0	1	2
2010	PIT	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	PIT	2	1	31	1	31.0	1	0
2003	JAX	15	25	108	2	4.3	10	2
2004	JAX	14	39	148	2	3.8	7	0
2005	JAX	12	34	93	2	2.7	8	1
2006	JAX	6	25	41	2	1.6	5	2
2007	ATL	3	6	7	0	1.2	1	2
2008	PIT	6	8	5	1	0.6	1	0
2009	TB	3	6	6	0	1.0	1	2
2010	PIT	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	PIT	2	1	31	1	31.0	1	0
Career		60	137	415	10	3.0	33	8
Career		2	7	24	0	3.4	1	1
Career		62	144	439	10	3.0	34	9

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R
2003	JAX	15	0	0	0	—
2004	JAX	14	1	1	-7	-7.0
2005	JAX	11	0	0	0	—
2005 POST	JAX	1	0	0	0	—
2006	JAX	6	0	0	0	—
2007	ATL	3	0	0	0	—
2008	PIT	5	0	0	0	—
2008 POST	PIT	1	0	0	0	—
2009	TB	3	0	0	0	—
2010	PIT	1	0	0	0	—
2012	PIT	2	0	0	0	—
2003	JAX	15	0	0	0	—
2004	JAX	14	1	1	-7	-7.0
2005	JAX	12	0	0	0	—
2006	JAX	6	0	0	0	—
2007	ATL	3	0	0	0	—
2008	PIT	6	0	0	0	—
2009	TB	3	0	0	0	—
2010	PIT	1	0	0	0	—
2012	PIT	2	0	0	0	—
Career		60	1	1	-7	-7.0
Career		2	0	0	0	—
Career		62	1	1	-7	-7.0

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-5

Weight

241 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.85s

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