Mitch Leidner
Mitchell Leidner (born January 17, 1994) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Minnesota, and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.
Personal information | |
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Born: | Lakeville, Minnesota | January 17, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lakeville South (Lakeville, Minnesota) |
College: | Minnesota (2012–2016) |
Position: | Quarterback |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
High School career
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 at Minnesota 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
Leidner's college statistics are as follows:[10]
NCAA collegiate career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||||||||
Season | Games | Games started |
Record | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
2012 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||
2013 | 10 | 4 | 3–1 | 43 | 78 | 619 | 55.1 | 3 | 1 | 131.9 | 102 | 407 | 4.0 | 7 |
2014 | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 122 | 237 | 1,798 | 51.5 | 11 | 8 | 123.8 | 126 | 452 | 3.6 | 10 |
2015 | 13 | 13 | 6–7 | 242 | 407 | 2,701 | 59.5 | 14 | 11 | 121.2 | 107 | 270 | 2.5 | 6 |
2016 | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 173 | 307 | 2,169 | 56.4 | 8 | 12 | 116.5 | 111 | 366 | 3.3 | 10 |
NCAA career totals | 47 | 41 | 24–17 | 580 | 1,029 | 7,287 | 56.4 | 36 | 32 | 121.2 | 448 | 1,495 | 3.4 | 33 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 4.93 s | 4.25 s | 6.96 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[11] |
Leidner signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on August 20, 2017.[12][13] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[14]
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.
- "Mitch Leidner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- "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.