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Matt Leinart

Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2006 Team Carrier · #439

Height6'5"

Weight225 lb

BornMay 11, 1983

Age43

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 10 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quarterback with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 21 · #3066 · Role Player

Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21

Avg surplus

peak +21

1 seasons × ~21 surplus ≈ VORP 21

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	—	ARI	12	—	213	376	56.6%	2,542	11	12	2.9	3.2	6.8	5.9	0.9	73.9	20	23	44	2	1.9	8.7	6	26.1	1	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.7	-7.3	—	2,996	0
2007	—	ARI	5	—	60	112	53.6%	647	2	4	1.8	3.6	5.8	4.5	0.5	61.9	4	11	42	0	3.8	0.0	5	45.5	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.7	2.6	—	919	0
2008	—	ARI	4	—	15	29	51.7%	264	1	1	3.4	3.4	9.1	8.2	1.0	80.2	2	4	5	0	1.3	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0	-4.9	—	300	0
2009	—	ARI	8	—	51	77	66.2%	435	0	3	0.0	3.9	5.6	3.9	0.0	64.6	2	9	-6	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.3	-7.4	—	623	0
2011	—	HOU	2	—	10	13	76.9%	57	1	0	7.7	0.0	4.4	5.9	—	110.1	0	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	0.0	—	18	0
2012	—	LV	2	—	16	33	48.5%	115	0	1	0.0	3.0	3.5	2.1	0.0	44.4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.8	—	—	249	0
Career		—	33	—	365	640	57.0%	4,060	15	21	2.3	3.3	6.3	5.3	0.7	70.2	29	48	84	2	1.8	4.2	12	25.0	1	-35.7	-17.0	—	5,105	0

Career EPA-52.7·-36 passing · -17 rushing·-8.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2006	23	ARI	12	—	213	376	56.6%	2,542	11	12	2.9	3.2	6.8	5.9	0.9	73.9	20	8.3
2007	24	ARI	5	—	60	112	53.6%	647	2	4	1.8	3.6	5.8	4.5	0.5	61.9	4	2.5
2008	25	ARI	4	—	15	29	51.7%	264	1	1	3.4	3.4	9.1	8.2	1.0	80.2	2	1.3
2009	26	ARI	8	—	51	77	66.2%	435	0	3	0.0	3.9	5.6	3.9	0.0	64.6	2	3.6
2011	28	HOU	2	—	10	13	76.9%	57	1	0	7.7	0.0	4.4	5.9	—	110.1	0	—
2012	29	LV	2	—	16	33	48.5%	115	0	1	0.0	3.0	3.5	2.1	0.0	44.4	1	—
Career			33		365	640	57.0%	4,060	15	21	2.3	3.3	6.3	—	—	70.2	29	15.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2006	23	ARI	12	—	23	44	2	1.9	8.7	6	26.1	1
2007	24	ARI	5	—	11	42	0	3.8	0.0	5	45.5	0
2008	25	ARI	4	—	4	5	0	1.3	0.0	1	25.0	0
2009	26	ARI	8	—	9	-6	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0
2011	28	HOU	2	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			31		48	84	2	1.8	—	12	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	3.7	-7.3	—	2,996
2007	24	—	—	—	-10.7	2.6	—	919
2008	25	—	—	—	-4.0	-4.9	—	300
2009	26	—	—	—	-11.3	-7.4	—	623
2011	28	—	—	—	-2.6	0.0	—	18
2012	29	—	—	—	-10.8	—	—	249
Career					—	—	—	5,105

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 28 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 28 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 30.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 28· confidence 78%

What builds the career mark of 31

On-field 21

Availability 10

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)

2006bestavg 242009

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #439 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2006 ARI·5 team wins#20

Passing Yards · 2,542 · score 12

2006 ARI·5 team wins#25

Passing Touchdowns · 11 · score 2

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Passing Yards leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.78 EPA/season over 6 seasons47

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

QB · 2006 class

4.90s

40-Yard

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 27thClass Pos 5thClass All 26th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Passing

Cmp7Att10Cmp%70.0%Yds61Y/A6.1AdjY/A6.1Rate85.8

Advanced (EPA)

Pass EPA-0.1Pass AirYd58

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #10

#2Reggie BushRB #3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #5A.J. HawkLB #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #9Ernie SimsOLB #11Jay CutlerQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB #18Bobby CarpenterLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Matt inherited the Arizona Cardinals QB room from Kurt Warner (2005–2009), and handed it to Carson Palmer (2013–2017).

Neil Lomax 1981–1988Chris Chandler 1991–1993Steve Beuerlein 1993–1994Kent Graham 1996–1997Jake Plummer 1997–2002Josh McCown

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined LV (from HOU)
2012final season
Last recorded season with LV
2011team change
Joined HOU (from ARI)
2006draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 1, Pick 10

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 225 lb

Frame

223 lb at 4.90s

Size-speed

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 29

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2006

F2007

F2008

F2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

34%

Era Translator

Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Pass Yds	Pass Yds/G	→ 2025 Pass Yds	→ 2025 /G
2006	2,542	211.8	3,813+1,271	224.3
2007	647	129.4	2,820+2,173	165.9
2008	264	66	2,050+1,786	120.6
2009	435	54.4	1,659+1,224	97.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

21 career value over replacement — #3066 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeBust ↓

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2006 · -32.4 vs expected KV-H

28actual

60.4 expected · Δ−32.4

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Passing

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #10

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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