Mitch Leidner is a Dual-Threat QB for Minnesota. Mitch's 2016 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 412 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsOregon State | W30-23 | -4.6 | 13/26 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 78.6 | 76 | 2 | 0.23 |
| 2 | vsIndiana State | W58-28 | — | 20/30 | 295 | 4 | 0 | 95.7 | 9 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 4 | vsColorado State | W31-24 | 0.8 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 11/20 · Pass Yds 129 · Pass TD 1 · INT 0
| 16/20 |
| 174 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 79.1 |
| 50 |
| 1 |
| 0.52 |
| 5 | @Penn State | L26-29 | 19.0 | 24/40 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 46.3 | 6 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 6 | vsIowa | L7-14 | 10.3 | 13/33 | 166 | 0 | 2 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | -0.14 |
| 8 | vsRutgers | W34-32 | -14.9 | 11/18 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 | 39 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 9 | @Illinois | W40-17 | -6.7 | 10/19 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 | -4 | 1 | -0.06 |
| 10 | vsPurdue | W44-31 | -11.0 | 14/23 | 231 | 0 | 1 | 51.2 | 74 | 2 | 0.42 |
| 11 | @Nebraska | L17-24 | 10.3 | 18/27 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 75.6 | 15 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 12 | vsNorthwestern | W29-12 | 2.9 | 14/25 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 54.5 | 28 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 13 | @Wisconsin | L17-31 | 16.1 | 9/26 | 158 | 1 | 4 | 22.5 | 46 | 1 | 0.05 |
| 1 | vsWashington State | W17-12 | 6.2 | 11/20 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 | 26 | 0 | 0.32 |
