Player Career

Tra Minter Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tra Minter story

Tra Minter built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Ellaville, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Tra Minter's career was his backfield work: 2,192 rushing yards, 482 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 657 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 657 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 1,566 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Tra Minter moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Alabama

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama58837.521.3588
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama99544.528.8407
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1,2665635.2271

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

252

Scrimmage Yards

96.8 takeover

252 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.

#2

vs Jackson State

Week 2 · W 37-14

222

Scrimmage Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with 222 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

222 scrimmage yards and 27.8 usage.

#3

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · L 17-30 · Conference game

182

Scrimmage Yards

87.9 takeover

Loss with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#4

@ Ole Miss

Week 1 · L 27-47

95

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.

#5

vs Louisiana

Week 12 · L 27-37 · Conference game

138

Scrimmage Yards

75.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

138 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · South Alabama

1,266 primary output · 56 efficiency · 35.2 usage

80.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · South Alabama

63.1

995 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 28.8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · South Alabama

51.9

588 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 21.3 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games