Travis Minor

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Travis Minor
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 45)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 2001  / round: 3 / pick: 85
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:307
Rushing yards:1,230
Rushing touchdowns:8
Receptions:67
Receiving yards:474
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

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.

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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

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Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 MIA 160592814.8562292639.1291
2002 MIA 160441804.1232000.000
2003 MIA 160411934.72614133.3120
2004 MIA 1141093883.634313755.8200
2005 MIA 1605173.490100.000
2006 MIA 16019743.990320.740
2007 STL 14017684.013012867.2200
2008 STL 13013292.21305357.0160
11843071,2304.0568674747.1291

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 MIA 105142.850242.040
105142.850242.040

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References

  1. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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