| Number | 7 |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Birth date | January 17, 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 3 |
| Weight lbs | 226 |
| High school | Lakeville South |
| College | Minnesota (2012–2016) |
| Undraftedyear | 2017 |
| Pastteams | |
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Mitchell Leidner (born January 17, 1994) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent.
Early life
Leidner attended Lakeville South High School in Lakeville, Minnesota.[1] He committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.[2]
College career
Leidner played for the Golden Gophers from 2013 to 2016.[3][4] He tied a school record for quarterbacks when he ran for four touchdowns in one game in 2013 against San Jose State as a redshirt freshman.[5] After starting four games as a freshman, he took over as the full-time starter in 2014.[6][7] Leidner was named the MVP of the 2015 Quick Lane Bowl.[8] During his career, he started 41 of 47 games and passed for 7,287 yards, 34 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.[9]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2012 | Minnesota | Redshirt | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Minnesota | 10 | 4 | 3–1 | 43 | 78 | 619 | 55.1 | 3 | 1 | 131.9 | 102 | 407 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 122 | 237 | 1,798 | 51.5 | 11 | 8 | 123.8 | 126 | 452 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2015 | Minnesota | 13 | 13 | 6–7 | 242 | 407 | 2,701 | 59.5 | 14 | 11 | 121.2 | 107 | 270 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 2016 | Minnesota | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 173 | 307 | 2,169 | 56.4 | 8 | 12 | 116.5 | 111 | 366 | 3.3 | 10 |
| Career[10] | 47 | 41 | 24–17 | 580 | 1,029 | 7,287 | 56.4 | 36 | 32 | 121.2 | 448 | 1,495 | 3.4 | 33 | |
Professional career
Leidner signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on August 20, 2017.[11][12] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[13]
References
- ^ "Lakeville South's Mitch Leidner: Already a winner". Star Tribune
- ^ "Lakeville South Quarterback Mitch Leidner Commits to Minnesota". Lakeville, MN Patch. June 30, 2011.
- ^ Galloway, Jason. "Badgers football film room: Explaining Mitch Leidner's improvement and how Minnesota's offense has changed from a year ago". madison.com
- ^ "Gophers Leidner may be a future pro". West Central Tribune. March 25, 2016.
- ^ Greder, Andy (October 8, 2015). "Gophers will start Mitch Leidner at QB vs. Purdue". Digital Media. Star Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Gophers football: QB Mitch Leidner at home in leading role". August 1, 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Shannon. "Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner ready to take on greater burden". chicagotribune.com
- ^ "Gophers hold on for win in Quick Lane Bowl, Leidner named MVP". FOX Sports. December 28, 2015.
- ^ "NFL debut a dream come true for Lakeville's Mitch Leidner". September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mitch Leidner". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Vikings, in need of a quarterback, sign Mitch Leidner". Star Tribune
- ^ "Vikings Sign Former Gophers QB Mitch Leidner". Vikings.com. August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.