Kevin Minter

Kevin Minter

ILB

#51

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 29

Weight: 246 lbs

College: LSU

2019 SEASON

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21
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
17	Falcons	L 22 - 28	2	2	0	0	0	0
16	Texans	L 20 - 23
15	@Lions	W 38 - 17
14	Colts	W 38 - 35
13	@Jaguars	W 28 - 11
12	@Falcons	W 35 - 22
11	Saints	L 17 - 34
10	Cardinals	W 30 - 27
9	@Seahawks	L 34 - 40	1	1	0	0	0	0
8	@Titans	L 23 - 27
6	Panthers	L 26 - 37	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
5	@Saints	L 24 - 31	10	7	3	0	0	0
4	@Rams	W 55 - 40	8	4	4	0	1	0
3	Giants	L 31 - 32	2	1	1	0	1	0
2	@Panthers	W 20 - 14	8	3	5	0	0	0
1	49ers	L 17 - 31

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2013	Arizona Cardinals	13	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Arizona Cardinals	16	5	36	31	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Arizona Cardinals	16	16	87	65	22	0.5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016	Arizona Cardinals	16	16	79	57	22	3.5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	30	14	16	0		0						0
2018	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	0	8	6	2	1		0						0
2019	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	32	19	13	0		2						0	1
TOTAL		91	46	276	196	80	6	1	6	0	0	NaN	0	0	1	1

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Bucs Keep Kevin Minter in the Fold

Tampa Bay has agreed to terms on a new one-year deal with ILB Kevin Minter, who proved valuable last year as a fill-in starter and special teams ace

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Bond Between Linebackers Devin White and Kevin Minter Comes Full Circle

The bond between the two LSU linebackers extends well past the time first-round pick Devin White has been in Tampa and has helped smooth his transition into the NFL life.

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2019 Roster Reset: Inside Linebackers

A position that looked thin in March now seems to boast plenty of talent, particularly with the front-line duo of Lavonte David and Devin White.

Biography

ACQUIRED:

Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on October 23, 2018.

ORIGINALLY ENTERED NFL:

Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (45th overall) of the Arizona Cardinals in the 2013 NFL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Played for Arizona (2012-13) and the Cincinnati Bengals (2017) before joining Tampa Bay.

Has played in 75 career regular season games, with 44 starts, registering 190 tackles (23 for loss), six sacks, four passes defensed and one forced fumble.

Has also played in three postseason games, with two starts, recording eight tackles.

Posted a career-high 11 tackles against New Orleans (12/18/16).

Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks at San Francisco (10/6/16).

Tallied first career sack at Buffalo (9/25/16).

Registered first career forced fumble at Seattle (11/15/15).

Made first career start at N.Y. Giants (9/14/14), recording five tackles.

Made NFL debut at St. Louis (9/8/13).

2018 HIGHLIGHTS:

Made Buccaneers and season debut at Cincinnati (10/28) and recorded one special teams tackle.

Registered a special teams tackle at N.Y. Giants (11/18).

Played in a reserve role in win vs. San Francisco (11/25) and recorded one special teams tackle.

Played four plays on defense, recording three tackles, including a sack, in win vs. Carolina (12/2).

Recorded three tackles in 10 defensive snaps vs. New Orleans (12/9) before leaving the game with a calf injury.

Placed on Injured Reserve on December 11.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL:

Played in 38 games at LSU (2009-12), starting the final 27, totaling 206 tackles (18.5 for loss), six passes defensed, five sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery.

Declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt junior season.

A Butkus Award finalist as a junior (2012), earning first-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press. Also named first- team All-SEC after leading LSU with 130 tackles, then the fourth-most in a season in team history.

Attended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Georgia).