Player Dossier

2013-2016

SMU

Zelt Minor

DE • 6'2" • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zelt Minor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

18.6

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

15.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Zelt Minor, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · SMU. Zelt Minor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

SMU paired 7.5 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · SMU

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

18.6

Usage

5.6

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 0. Unknown: 1. TCU: 1. Temple: 1.5. Tulsa: 3. Houston: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 0. South Florida: 1. Navy: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 6 by 35. TCU: 2 by 18.3. Temple: 3 by 27.5. Tulsa: 7 by 59.2. Houston: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 1 by 14.2. Navy: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Tulsa

Result
Sat 11/26vs NavyL 31-7531000
Sun 11/20vs South FloridaL 27-35100010
Sat 11/12@ East CarolinaW 55-3121000
Sat 11/5vs MemphisL 7-5110000
Sat 10/29@ TulaneW 35-3111000
Sat 10/22vs HoustonW 38-1633000
Sat 10/8@ TulsaSplash gameL 40-4375210
Sat 10/1@ TempleL 20-45321.5000
Sat 9/24vs TCUL 3-3321100
Sat 9/17vs Unknown64001
Sat 9/10@ BaylorL 13-4020000

Career Arc

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

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    SMU

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonSMU0
2014 Regular SeasonSMU00
2015 Regular SeasonSMU00
2016 Regular SeasonSMU7.518.65.67.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulsa

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#2

Temple

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.3 takeover score.

#4

TCU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.5 takeover score.

#5

South Florida

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 18.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · SMU

7.5 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 5.6 usage

15.7

#2

2013 Regular Season · SMU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · SMU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8581

Lamar · Houston, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

31

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Zelt Minor quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
31