Travis Minor Explained

Travis Minor
Number:34, 28, 22
Position:Running back
Birth Date:June 30, 1979
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:203
College:Florida State
Draftyear:2001
Draftround:3
Draftpick:85
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing attempts
Statvalue1:307
Statlabel2:Rushing yards
Statvalue2:1,230
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:8
Statlabel4:Receptions
Statvalue4:67
Statlabel5:Receiving yards
Statvalue5:474
Statlabel6:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue6:1
Pfr:MinoTr00

Travis Minor (born June 30, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft and also played with the St. Louis Rams.

Early life

Minor attended Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and won varsity letters in football and track. In football, he finished his high school career with 4,706 rushing yards and 52 touchdowns, and 62 receptions for 1,344 yards and 20 touchdowns. As a senior, he was named the USA Today Offensive Player of the Year. He also won the Gatorade National Player of the Year for the 1996-97 season.

College career

Minor was a four-year letterman for the Florida State Seminoles where he started 33 of the 43 games in which he played during his career, including 30 starts over his final three years. He finished his career with 3,218 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns on 664 attempts, while also catching 106 passes for 831 yards and three scores and is the school's fourth all-time leading rusher, trailing only Dalvin Cook (4,464), Warrick Dunn (3,959), and Greg Allen (3,769). He led the team in rushing all four years and was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a senior when he rushed for a career-high 923 yards and five touchdowns on 181 carries, and tallied a career-best 42 receptions for 333 yards. He played in the Senior Bowl following his senior season. Coincidentally, Travis Minor and Warrick Dunn also attended the same high school. (Catholic High, Baton Rouge) He was a sports management major.

Professional career

Minor was drafted in the third round (85th overall) by the Miami Dolphins in the 2001 NFL draft.[1] The St. Louis Rams signed Minor on March 7, 2007, but he was later cut.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
MIA16 0 59 281 4.8 56 2 29 263 9.1 29 1
MIA16 0 44 180 4.1 23 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
MIA16 0 41 193 4.7 26 1 4 13 3.3 12 0
MIA11 4 109 388 3.6 34 3 13 75 5.8 20 0
MIA16 0 5 17 3.4 9 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
MIA16 0 19 74 3.9 9 0 3 2 0.7 4 0
STL14 0 17 68 4.0 13 0 12 86 7.2 20 0
STL13 0 13 29 2.2 13 0 5 35 7.0 16 0
118 4 307 1,230 4.0 56 8 67 474 7.1 29 1

Playoffs

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-18 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.