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Chris Leak Scout.com Headlines:
Leak Gets an NFL Look
Leak working out with the Chiefs
-by FightinGators.com May 3, 2008
Underappreciated Football Standouts: Part Two
No. 9 on the list of underappreciated Gators
-by FightinGators.com Jul 16, 2007
Year in Review: #8
For the next two weeks, Fightin' Gators counts down the top-10 stories of 2006-07
-by FightinGators.com Jun 28, 2007
Should Kyle Orton Be Worried?
O'Sullivan is doing well in NFL Europa and Leak looked decent at mini camp, so is Orton still No. 3?
-by BearReport.com May 14, 2007
POLL: Can Leak Stick with Bears?
Vote in Fightin' Gators new weekly feature...
-by FightinGators.com May 3, 2007
NFL Combine Invites - Offense
The NFL Combine in Indianapolis is the premiere event for showcasing college talent.
-by Scout.com Jan 12, 2007
A Promise Kept: Chris Leak Delivers
If you didn't know better, you would think Chris Leak was the Heisman Trophy winner.
-by FightinGators.com Jan 9, 2007
Chris Leak Shoulders Burden Of Leadership
Chris Leak has become the leader by word and by deed for the Florida Gators this season.
-by FightinGators.com Nov 28, 2006
Leak named co-offensive player of the week
Chris Leak was named the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week today.
-by FightinGators.com Nov 27, 2006
Cool Hand Leak Saves the Gators
The sometimes embattled QB remained icy cold on the field and lead the Gators to a win.
-by FightinGators.com Nov 25, 2006
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Chris Leak
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200
Position: QB
Date of Birth: 05/03/1985
Birthplace: Charlotte,  NC
Class: Sophomore
High School: Independence HS
(Charlotte, NC)
College: Florida


Biography:
Career: Played in all 13 games for a total of 718 plays with nine starts...Took over as starting quarterback in the fifth game of the season vs. Kentucky...Has completed 190 of 320 career passes for 2,435 yards with his longest pass play gaining 70 yards...

2003: A true freshman who had a 6-3 record as the starting quarterback, the highest winning percentage of any freshman QB in the country...Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team...Named The Sporting News SEC Offensive Freshman on the Year; Sporting News All-Freshman Team; Rivals.com Freshman All-American...Named to the Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-America Team...Named SEC Freshman of the Year, the fourth Gator overall to receive the honor and the second Gator QB to claim the title... Other Florida recipients are Emmitt Smith (1987), Danny Wuerffel (1993) and Jabar Gaffney (2000)...Named to the Knoxville News Sentinel SEC All-Freshman Team...Held a 6-1 record in SEC games and was 3-1 vs. Top 15 teams as a starter...Recorded 56 consecutive attempts without a interception (beginning vs. Vanderbilt and extending into the Iowa game)...Started nine games (Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU, Iowa) after seeing time in the QB rotation with Ingle Martin and Gavin Dickey during the first four games...Ranked second in SEC history for a true freshman QB in completions (190), yards (2,435) and touchdowns (16)...Set school records in touchdowns (16) and season passing yardage (2,435) for a true freshman and scored best freshman totals in school history (RS Danny Wuerffel threw for 2,230 yards)...Threw three of the top five passing games, and six of the top 10, by true freshman QBs in UF history...Ranked second nationally among all freshmen in pass efficiency, and ninth among all underclassmen QBs in the country...Became the first freshman QB in school history to beat a Top four opponent with a 16-13 win over No. 4 Georgia...Shattered a UF school record for a starting true freshman quarterback in his first game, leading the Gators to a come-from-behind win, throwing for 268 yards and two touchdowns, completing 20-of-35 passes vs. Kentucky...With his 268 passing yards vs. Kentucky, accumulated the then third-highest total in school history by a true freshman QB, in only his first start... With three consecutive road wins over top 11 programs, became only the second freshman QB to beat three Top 15 teams in his rookie season (Kerwin Bell defeated No. 8 Georgia, No. 11 Auburn and No. 12 FSU as a redshirt freshman in 1984)...At eventual national champion LSU, led UF to a convincing 19-7 victory, becoming the second starting true freshman QB to beat a Top 10 opponent (Jesse Palmer started vs. No. 6 Auburn in 1997)...Posted a career-high 273 yards vs. No. 9 FSU while also gaining 48 yards on the ground...Also caught a pass from fellow true freshman Andre Caldwell for a 30-yard gain that set up a Gator TD on the opening drive of the second half...His 273 passing yards vs. FSU were the second highest total in UF history by a true freshman QB...Set a school record with 22 completions vs. FSU, the highest total by a true freshman QB and the fourth highest total by a freshman QB in school history...Tied a school record with 20 completions by a true freshman in a single game vs. Kentucky and Arkansas...Set a then career high with 269 passing yards vs. Arkansas in the Gators win at No. 11 Arkansas...Threw a 69-yarder to WR Carlos Per