Editing Byron Leftwich (section)

{{Short description|American football coach and former player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Byron Leftwich
| image          = Byron Leftwich WFT-Buccaneers NOV2021 (cropped).jpg
| image_size     =
| caption        = Leftwich with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021
| number         = 
| current_team   = Colorado Buffaloes
| position       = Assistant coach <!-- [[Quarterback]] -->
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 5
| weight_lbs     = 250
| high_school    = [[H.D. Woodson High School|H.D. Woodson]] {{nowrap|(Washington, D.C.)}}
| college        = [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]] (1998–2002)
| draftyear      = 2003
| draftround     = 1
| draftpick      = 7
| pastteams      =
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})
* Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2016}})<br> Coaching intern
* Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2018}})<br>Interim offensive coordinator
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]] (2025-present)<br>Assistant coach
| highlights     = 
;As player:
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLIII|XLIII]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2003|2003]])
* 2× [[Vern Smith Leadership Award|MAC Most Valuable Player]] (2001, 2002)
* 2× [[Mid-American Conference football individual awards#Offensive Player of the Year|MAC Offensive Player of the Year]] (2001, 2002)
;As coach:
* Super Bowl champion ([[Super Bowl LV|LV]])
| statlabel1     = Passing completions
| statvalue1     = 930
| statlabel2     = Passing attempts
| statvalue2     = 1,605
| statlabel3     = Completion percentage
| statvalue3     = 57.9%
| statlabel4     = [[Passing yards]]
| statvalue4     = 10,532
| statlabel5     = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue5     = 58–42
| statlabel6     = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6     = 78.9
| regular_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| playoff_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| overall_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| pfr            = L/LeftBy00
| pfrcoach       = LeftBy0 
}}

'''Byron Antron Leftwich''' (born January 14, 1980) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] and coach who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 10 seasons. He is currently an assistant coach at [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall Thundering Herd]], twice receiving [[Vern Smith Leadership Award|MAC Most Valuable Player]] honors, and was selected seventh overall by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] in the [[2003 NFL draft]]. Leftwich held a starting role with the Jaguars during his first four seasons and spent the remainder of his career as a backup for the [[Atlanta Falcons]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. With the Steelers, he was a member of the team that won [[Super Bowl XLIII]].

Following his retirement, Leftwich began a coaching career under [[Bruce Arians]] with the [[Arizona Cardinals]]. He rejoined Arians as the offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, a position he held from 2019 to 2022, and helped the team win [[Super Bowl LV]].