Tra Minter: RB · South Alabama · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tra Minter
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at South Alabama: Joey Jones and Steve Campbell. The first career honor came in 2019: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 189 rushing yards and 33 receiving yards against Jackson State — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.5% of his carries. 4 carries for 13 yds vs Memphis; 16 for 189 vs Jackson State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (45.5%). 7 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (31.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Alabama | 193 | 1,057 | 5.5 | 5 | 49 |
| 2018 | South Alabama | 182 | 794 | 4.4 | 6 | 43 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 107 | 341 | 3.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Career | 482 | 2,192 | 4.5 | 12 | 49 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Alabama | 32 | 209 | 6.5 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | South Alabama | 23 | 201 | 8.7 | 0 | 38 |
| 2017 | South Alabama | 22 | 247 | 11.2 | 1 | 49 |
| Career | 77 | 657 | 8.5 | 1 | 49 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-35@ No. 24 Nebraska | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-14vs Jackson State | 16 | 189 | 11.8 | 2 | 49 | Season-high 189 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 6-42vs Memphis | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-35@ UAB | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-30@ UL Monroe | 19 | 150 | 7.9 | 0 | 40 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs Georgia Southern | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-37@ Troy | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-30vs No. 21 App State | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Texas State | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-37vs Louisiana | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-28@ Georgia State | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-30vs Arkansas State | 21 | 106 | 5.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 193 | 1057 | 5.5 | 5 | 49 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 37-14
189 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 33 yds
Dominant 23-point win at home against Jackson State.
With C. Johnson — 120 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 51.9 · 33 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · K. Baker — 2 rec · 41 yds · 1 TD · 26 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%193 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 193 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 193 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 97.3 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 78.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 79.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 96.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Campbell
Pass share
35.9%
282 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
65.5
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Alabama, 2,192 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joey Jones → Steve Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
