Matt Leinart (2004)
Of all the great players to ever suit up for the Trojans of the University of Southern California, few players truly embodied everything that program was about the way Matt Leinart did. The two-time national champion, two-time First-team All-American, and two-time quarterback of the year was the most successful quarterback in school history, and the savvy maestro of one of the most exciting offenses in college football history.
But Leinart, by his own admission, enjoyed his newfound celebrity a bit too much after getting to the NFL. The success he found in Los Angeles didn’t follow him to Arizona, who selected Leinart in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Between a myriad of injuries weaved in with generally poor performances, Leinart was out of the NFL by 2011.
Clint W. Drake says
How did Eric Crouch not make this list? He was epic back at Nebraska, but not so much at the NFL level.
David Hubbs says
Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry should both be on the top of the list. Sam Bradford was absolutely good enough but injuries were his bane.
md nealy says
Having a career hurt by injuries is a bust but it is not somebody that belongs on a list the worst to ever play.
bleh says
Bah this list is not very good- there are several that are worse than some of these. While Bradford and Leinart did not exactly have epic careers, there were others far worse who were not even mentioned. Go back in time a bit and look at some of the older names. This list was mostly people from the modern era- if you use the word “history” then actually look at that history.
schbibby says
Tony Mandarich, da woist!