Travis Minor

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.

Travis Minor

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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 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
Miami Dolphins (2001–2006) St. Louis Rams (2007–2008)
Career highlights and awards
BCS national champion (1999) ACC Rookie of the Year (1997) First-team All-ACC (1999) Second-team All-ACC (2000)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 1,230 Rushing average: 4.0 Rushing TDs: 8
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

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. The St. Louis Rams signed Minor on March 7, 2007, but he was later cut.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2001	MIA	16	0	59	281	4.8	56	2	29	263	9.1	29	1
2002	MIA	16	0	44	180	4.1	23	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2003	MIA	16	0	41	193	4.7	26	1	4	13	3.3	12	0
2004	MIA	11	4	109	388	3.6	34	3	13	75	5.8	20	0
2005	MIA	16	0	5	17	3.4	9	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
2006	MIA	16	0	19	74	3.9	9	0	3	2	0.7	4	0
2007	STL	14	0	17	68	4.0	13	0	12	86	7.2	20	0
2008	STL	13	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

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2001	MIA	1	0	5	14	2.8	5	0	2	4	2.0	4	0
		1	0	5	14	2.8	5	0	2	4	2.0	4	0

External links

• St. Louis Rams bio