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LeQuan Willis-Chalmers
LeQuan Shavar Willis-Chalmers is an American Football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. After winning the Heisman Trophy at USC, he was drafted 2nd overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. Currently, he has 5,614 passing yards and 747 rushing yards.

Early Life
LeQuan Willis-Chalmers was born in Miami, Florida. He went to Miami High School. His brother, DeSean, is currently a running back for the USC Trojans. He had a very successful high school career, and was recruited by many large Division 1 college programs, but in the end decided to attend USC on a full football scholarship.

College
After being redshirted his freshman season, he started every game of his sophomore season, in which he passed for 2,867 yards and rushed for 1,112 yards. He finished 2nd in the Heisman voting that year, but won the Archie Griffin Award, the Johnny Unitas Award, the Manning Award, the Walter Camp Award, and was named a 1st Team All-American. Expectations were high for his junior season, and he met all of them and more. He passed for 3,103 yards and 36 touchdowns, and rushed for 1,334 yards and 13 touchdowns, all while leading the #1 ranked USC to a BCS National Championship title. He also won the Heisman Trophy by a landslide. In spring 2013, he declared for the 2013 NFL Draft after deciding to forgo his final two seasons of college eligibility.

NFL
Going into the draft, LeQuan was considered the top quarterback prospect for 2013. His strong left arm and running ability made him a dual-threat prospect, and a lot of teams were looking for their franchise quarterback. He also had a very good NFL Combine day, and impressed scouts with his ability to throw the deep ball accurately, and with his speed when running the football.

Oakland Raiders

LeQuan was drafted with the 2nd overall pick by the Oakland Raiders. He signed a 3-year, $18 Million contract, with all of it guaranteed, which also included a $10 Million signing bonus. Upon being drafted by the Raiders, he said that he was very excited for the opportunity and hoped to be a major contribution to the team for years to come. Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said after the draft, "LeQuan will be our week one starter. We drafted him because we knew about his ability from watching him in college, we saw what he did at the Combine this spring, and we decided that we thought he could become our franchise quarterback. The only way he is going to learn the system right is going to be by playing in it.". In the Raiders Week 1 game of the 2013 season, he broke the rookie record for passing yards in a game, with 487 yards. He would go on to break the NFL single season passing yards mark in Week 13. Currently he is the top candidate for NFL MVP and Rookie of the Year, among other awards. He also has over 700 rushing yards on the season, and could make it to over 1,000 by the end of the season.