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Mitch Leidner
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Leidner (#7) in 2016
No. 7
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-17) January 17, 1994 (age 30)
Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
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)
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

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Leidner attended Lakeville South High School in Lakeville, Minnesota.[1] He committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.[2]

College career

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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

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Minnesota Golden Gophers
Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB Rating Att Yards Avg TD
2012 Redshirt 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

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad 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 s 1.63 s 2.80 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

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  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.
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