Mitch Leidner

Mitch Leidner
Leidner in 2015
No. 7
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1994-01-17) January 17, 1994 (age 32)
Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolLakeville South
CollegeMinnesota (2012–2016)
NFL draft2017: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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. He committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.

College career

Leidner played for the Golden Gophers from 2013 to 2016. 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. After starting four games as a freshman, he took over as the full-time starter in 2014. Leidner was named the MVP of the 2015 Quick Lane Bowl. During his career, he started 41 of 47 games and passed for 7,287 yards, 34 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.

Statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingAttYardsAvgTD
2012Minnesota Redshirt Redshirt
2013Minnesota 1043–1437861955.131131.91024074.07
2014Minnesota 12127–51222371,79851.5118123.81264523.610
2015Minnesota 13136–72424072,70159.51411121.21072702.56
2016Minnesota 12128–41733072,16956.4812116.51113663.310
Career 474124–175801,0297,28756.43632121.24481,4953.433

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
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 s1.63 s2.80 s4.25 s6.96 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine

Leidner signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on August 20, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Lakeville South's Mitch Leidner: Already a winner". Star Tribune.
  2. ↑ "Lakeville South Quarterback Mitch Leidner Commits to Minnesota". Lakeville, MN Patch. June 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ Galloway, Jason. "Badgers football film room: Explaining Mitch Leidner's improvement and how Minnesota's offense has changed from a year ago". madison.com.
  4. ↑ "Gophers Leidner may be a future pro". West Central Tribune. March 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Greder, Andy (October 8, 2015). "Gophers will start Mitch Leidner at QB vs. Purdue". Digital Media. Star Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gophers football: QB Mitch Leidner at home in leading role". August 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Shannon. "Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner ready to take on greater burden". chicagotribune.com.
  8. ↑ "Gophers hold on for win in Quick Lane Bowl, Leidner named MVP". FOX Sports. December 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "NFL debut a dream come true for Lakeville's Mitch Leidner". September 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mitch Leidner". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mitch Leidner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Vikings, in need of a quarterback, sign Mitch Leidner". Star Tribune.
  13. ↑ "Vikings Sign Former Gophers QB Mitch Leidner". Vikings.com. August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster". Vikings.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.