Mitch Leidner Explained

Mitch Leidner
Number:7
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:17 January 1994
Birth Place:Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:226
College:Minnesota (2012–2016)
Undraftedyear:2017
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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.

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 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

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB Rating Att Yards Avg TD
2012Redshirt
201310 4 3–1 43 78 619 55.1 3 1 131.9 102 407 4.0 7
201412 12 7–5 122 237 1,798 51.5 11 8 123.8 126 452 3.6 10
201513 13 6–7 242 407 2,701 59.5 14 11 121.2 107 270 2.5 6
201612 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lakeville South's Mitch Leidner: Already a winner. Star Tribune.
  2. Web site: Lakeville South Quarterback Mitch Leidner Commits to Minnesota. June 30, 2011. Lakeville, MN Patch.
  3. Web site: Badgers football film room: Explaining Mitch Leidner's improvement and how Minnesota's offense has changed from a year ago. Jason . Galloway . madison.com.
  4. Web site: Gophers Leidner may be a future pro. West Central Tribune. March 25, 2016.
  5. News: Greder. Andy. Gophers will start Mitch Leidner at QB vs. Purdue. November 3, 2015. Star Tribune. Digital Media. October 8, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Gophers football: QB Mitch Leidner at home in leading role. August 1, 2014.
  7. Web site: Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner ready to take on greater burden. Shannon. Ryan. chicagotribune.com.
  8. Web site: Gophers hold on for win in Quick Lane Bowl, Leidner named MVP. December 28, 2015. FOX Sports.
  9. Web site: NFL debut a dream come true for Lakeville's Mitch Leidner. September 1, 2017.
  10. Web site: Mitch Leidner . USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties . www.sports-reference.com . December 18, 2015.
  11. Web site: Vikings, in need of a quarterback, sign Mitch Leidner. Star Tribune.
  12. Web site: Vikings Sign Former Gophers QB Mitch Leidner. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821004518/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Sign-Former-Gophers-QB-Mitch-Leidner/584228b0-eaa5-44ca-ace9-617783bd6550?sf107818746=1. dead. August 21, 2017. Vikings.com. August 20, 2017.
  13. Web site: Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201072934/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Announce-Roster-Moves-Set-Roster/efb3b87d-d166-482e-90a1-b23becee4af2?sf111117150=1. dead. February 1, 2018. Vikings.com. September 2, 2017.

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