Mitch Leidner
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Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
.jpg) Leidner (#7) in 2016 | |
| No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 1994 Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lakeville South |
| College | Minnesota (2012–2016) |
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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.
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
Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | 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 |
| Career[10] | 47 | 41 | 24–17 | 580 | 1,029 | 7,287 | 56.4 | 36 | 32 | 121.2 | 448 | 1,495 | 3.4 | 33 |