Florida's Great Quarterbacks

Since 1990, four Florida quarterbacks have thrown for at least 9,000 career yards and all but one finished in the top five of the Heisman voting -- Chris Leak. But, Leak can add national champion next to his name. Only one other player can claim that in school history -- Wuerffel in 1996.

A look at Leak's career compared to Wuerffel, Matthews and Grossman:

Chris Leak (2003-2006)
	Year Comp Att Pct Yards TD INT Rating 2006 232 365 63.5 2,942 23 13 144.9 2005 235 374 62.8 2,639 20 6 136.5 2004 238 399 59.6 3,197 29 12 144.9 2003 190 320 59.4 2,435 16 11 132.9 Totals 895 1,458 61.4 11,213 88 43 140.1
	Comment: Leak owns Florida career records in passing attempts, passing completions and yards. His 88 career touchdowns are second only to Danny Wuerffel's 114. Leak become Florida's all-time career leader in passing yards with an 189-yard performance against Arkansas in the SEC Championship. With his win at Florida State, Leak became the only starting QB in school history to win in Knoxville, against Georgia, in Tallahasee, in Baton Rouge and win a bowl game.

Danny Wuerffel (1993-1996)
	Year Comp Att Pct Yards TD INT Rating 1996 207 360 57.5 3,625 39 13 170.6 1995 210 325 64.6 3,266 35 10 178.4 1994 132 212 62.3 1,754 18 9 151.2 1993 159 273 52.8 2,230 22 10 139.1 Totals 708 1,170 60.5 10,875 114 42 163.6
	Comment: Easily one of the best quarterbacks of the 1990s. Ended his career as the most efficient quarterback in NCAA history, edging out Ty Detmer from BYU (1988-91). When he left college, he had thrown 114 career touchdowns, 40 more than any other QB in SEC history. He claimed the 1996 Heisman Trophy and was a two-time winner of the Davey O'Brien quarterback of the year award.

Shane Matthews (1989-1992)
	Year Comp Att Pct Yards TD INT Rating 1992 275 463 59.4 3,205 23 16 127.1 1991 218 361 60.4 3,130 28 18 148.9 1990 229 378 60.6 2,952 23 12 139.9 Totals 722 1,202 60.0 9,287 74 46 137.6
	Comment: Matthews set 50 school and 19 SEC records while playing three seasons under Steve Spurrier. He compiled a 28-8 career record as a starting quarterback, including a 19-4 mark in SEC games. He guided the Gators to their first official SEC championship in 1991. After an excellent 1991 season, he finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.

Rex Grossman (2000-02)
	Year Comp Att Pct Yards TD INT Rating 2002 287 503 57.1 3,402 22 17 121.6 2001 259 395 65.6 3,896 34 12 170.8 2000 131 212 61.8 1,866 21 7 161.8 Totals 677 1,110 60.9 9,164 77 36 146.8
	Comment: Despite playing only three season at Florida, is ranked third in school history in career passing yards. His career passing efficiency of 146.8 ranks 19th in NCAA history. He finished second in the 2001 Heisman Trophy balloting, becoming only the fifth sophomore ever to finish second. Holds the Division I-A record for most touchdown passes in combined freshman-sophomore seasons (55).