Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976 in Great Falls, Montana) is a former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for West Texas A&M University.

Leaf was the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft after a successful college career at Washington State University. However, despite his athleticism, his time as a pro was short and marked by failure, which according to critics was largely due to his immaturity, arrogance, and poor work ethic. Ryan Leaf is widely considered one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

College career

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After having led his high school, C. M. Russell High School, to the 1992 Montana state title, Ryan Leaf played football in college at Washington State University, where he majored in broadcast communications. He played in 32 games for the Cougars, starting 24 of them. In his junior year, he averaged 330.6 yards passing per game. He also helped the Cougars defeat the University of Washington Huskies 41-35 in Seattle for the first time since 1985 ^* and ended the school's 67-year Rose Bowl drought. Despite a strong early showing by Leaf, the Cougars were defeated 21-16 by the eventual national champion Michigan Wolverines in a game where the clock literally ran out on Washington St (replays showed that the clock should not have continued running after Leaf spiked the ball for an incomplete pass, whereas there were still two seconds left, however two plays earlier a Cougar wide receiver got away with offensive pass interference).

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Ended up doing more babysitting than drinking last night. lol. My brothers got in a fist fight and Ryan was playing with a leaf blower. lol
SarabethRenee (Sara Robinson) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:20:31 -0000
Ended up doing more babysitting than drinking last night. lol. My brothers got in a fist fight and Ryan was playing with a leaf blower. lol
Flash Tennessee loses 37-14 to Virginia Tech – Leaf Chronicle: ATLANTA — Ryan Williams capped a brilliant first... http://bit.ly/8i4bXn
VANews0verviews (Virginia News) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:59:58 -0000
Flash Tennessee loses 37-14 to Virginia Tech – Leaf Chronicle: ATLANTA — Ryan Williams capped a brilliant first... http://bit.ly/8i4bXn
What would have happened if the chargers drafted payton manning instead of ryan leaf ????
MrCanuck78 (Kevin Parker) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:01:46 -0000
What would have happened if the chargers drafted payton manning instead of ryan leaf ????
Perfect end to 2009, making fun of Ryan Leaf as biggest draft bust on NFL Top Ten. 2009=the Ryan Leaf of years. Let's hope 2010=Manning.
teebalicious (teebes) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:56:00 -0000
Perfect end to 2009, making fun of Ryan Leaf as biggest draft bust on NFL Top Ten. 2009=the Ryan Leaf of years. Let's hope 2010=Manning.
ohhh ryan leaf... if only philip rivers had worked out so well
haymatt (Matt Hay) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:51:36 -0000
ohhh ryan leaf... if only philip rivers had worked out so well
@pabloconnor You knew OF me, but knew Ryan Leaf?
ryanisking (Ryan Hill) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:37:10 -0000
@pabloconnor You knew OF me, but knew Ryan Leaf?

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