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
YearTeam GamesPassingRushing GP GS Record Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD 2012 Minnesota Redshirt 2013 Minnesota 10 4 3–1 43 78 619 55.1 3 1 131.9 102 407 4.0 7 2014 Minnesota 12 12 7–5 122 237 1,798 51.5 11 8 123.8 126 452 3.6 10 2015 Minnesota 13 13 6–7 242 407 2,701 59.5 14 11 121.2 107 270 2.5 6 2016 Minnesota 12 12 8–4 173 307 2,169 56.4 8 12 116.5 111 366 3.3 10Career 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. He was waived on September 2, 2017.
References
External links
Minnesota Golden Gophers bio CBS Sports (statistics)