Sept. 19 @ Ten 1/1 23 69 3.0 20 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 Sept. 26 @ TB 1/1 19 143 7.5 34 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct. 3 BAL 1/1 25 79 3.2 11 2 2 9 4.5 5 0 Oct. 17 CLE 1/1 27 84 3.1 25 1 3 15 5.0 8 0 Oct. 24 @ Mia 1/1 15 37 2.5 9 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 Oct. 31 @ NO 1/1 15 71 4.7 38t 1 2 14 7.0 9 0 Nov. 8 @ Cin 1/1 22 99 4.5 22 1 3 31 10.3 17 0 Nov. 14 NE 1/1 11 50 4.5 34 0 2 5 2.5 3 0 Nov. 21 OAK 1/1 23 59 2.6 9 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Nov. 28 @ Buf 1/1 36 151 4.2 22 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dec. 5 @ Bal 1/1 19 45 2.4 8 0 3 18 6.0 9 0 Dec. 12 CIN 1/1 18 66 3.7 10 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 Dec. 19 NYJ 1/1 17 99 5.8 21 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dec. 23 CAR 1/1 18 65 3.6 35 1 2 18 9.0 18 0 Jan. 2 @ Cle 1/1 14 36 2.6 7 2 1 24 24.0 24 0 Total 16/16 324 1,273 3.9 50t 13 23 167 7.3 24 0 Jan. 15 BAL 1/1 20 46 2.3 14 2 1 13 13.0 13 0 Jan. 23 @ NYJ 1/1 27 121 4.5 35 1 2 32 16.0 18 0 Feb. 6 GB 1/1 14 63 4.5 17 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 Postseason 3/3 61 230 3.8 35 4 4 52 13.0 18 0
MENDENHALL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2009
Rushing Receiving Date Opp GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
Sept. 10 TEN 1/0 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sept. 20 @ Chi 1/0 3 39 13.0 39 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 Sept. 27 @ Cin 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct. 4 SD 1/1 29 165 5.7 32 2 2 26 13.0 20 0 Oct. 11 @ Det 1/1 15 77 5.1 27 1 2 16 8.0 9 0 Oct. 18 CLE 1/1 17 62 3.6 11 1 2 15 7.5 13 0 Oct. 25 MIN 1/1 10 69 6.9 17 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Nov. 9 @ Den 1/1 22 155 7.0 36 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 Nov. 15 CIN 1/1 13 36 2.8 10 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 Nov. 22 @ KC 1/1 21 80 3.8 13 0 4 36 9.0 13 1 Nov. 29 @ Bal 1/1 24 95 4.0 15 0 2 22 11.0 20 0 Dec. 6 OAK 1/1 20 103 5.2 60 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dec. 10 @ Cle 1/1 16 53 3.3 7 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 Dec. 20 GB 1/1 11 38 3.5 10 1 6 73 12.2 25 0 Dec. 27 BAL 1/1 17 36 2.1 8 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 Jan. 3 @ Mia 1/0 20 94 4.7 36 0 1 26 26.0 26 0 Total 16/12 242 1,108 4.6 60 7 25 261 10.4 26 1
2008
Sept. 7 HOU 1/0 10 28 2.8 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sept. 14 @ Cle 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sept. 21 @ Phi 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 Sept. 29 BAL 1/1 9 30 3.3 12 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 Oct. 5 @ Jax Injured Reserve – ShoulderOct. 19 @ Cin Injured Reserve – Shoulder Oct. 26 NYG Injured Reserve – Shoulder Nov. 3 @ Was Injured Reserve – Shoulder Nov. 9 IND Injured Reserve – Shoulder Nov. 16 SD Injured Reserve – Shoulder Nov. 20 CIN Injured Reserve – Shoulder Nov. 30 @ NE Injured Reserve – Shoulder Dec. 7 DAL Injured Reserve – Shoulder Dec. 14 @ Bal Injured Reserve – Shoulder Dec. 21 @ Ten Injured Reserve – Shoulder Dec, 28 CLE Injured Reserve – Shoulder
Total 4/1 19 58 3.1 12 0 2 17 8.5 11 0
Jan. 11 SD Injured Reserve – Shoulder Jan. 18 BAL Injured Reserve – Shoulder Feb. 1 ARI Injured Reserve – Shoulder
COLLEGE CAREER:
Appeared in 38 games at LSU, starting his final 27 contests at middle linebacker before leaving for the NFL following his junior season … fin- ished his career with 206 tackles (81 solos), five sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss and four QB pressures … also added six passes defensed, an INT, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
2012: A Butkus Award finalist as the nation’s top linebacker following his junior year, Minter earned All-America first-team honors from Sports Illustrated and added second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press … consensus All-SEC first-team pick was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … twice named SEC Defensive Player of the Week … started all 13 games at MLB, ranking third in the league and tied for 20th nationally with an aver- age of 10.0 tackles per game … led the Tigers with 130 tackles, the fourth-best season total in school history … recorded five passes defensed and an INT, while also forcing a fumble ... had six games of at least 10 tackles, including a career- best 20 vs. Florida; his 20 tackles vs. Florida rank second on the LSU single-game chart ... followed that with another outstanding effort vs. Texas A&M with 12 tackles, one sack, an INT and two QB hurries as the Tigers shut down eventual Heis- man Trophy winner Johnny Manziel in the 24-19 win … closed out his career with 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; the 19 tackles were an LSU bowl
game record and tied for eighth in college foot- ball bowl game history.
2011: Took over MLB duties as a sophomore, recording 61 tackles, his first career sack and 3.5 tackles for loss … also had a pass defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the end zone for a TD vs. Mississippi … notched his first career sack in the BCS Championship Game vs. Alabama.
2010: Played in 11 games behind Kelvin Shepherd at MLB, finishing his freshman cam- paign with 15 tackles … made his collegiate debut vs. North Carolina as he recorded six stops, including four solo tackles.
2009: Redshirted as a true freshman ... graduated from high school early and enrolled at LSU in January of ’09 so he could participate in spring practice.
PERSONAL:
Attended Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, GA) High School where he was a Class 5A first-team All-State selection as a senior after totaling 113 tackles in 10 games … played DE during his first two seasons at the school, combining for 154 tackles as a freshman and sophomore … moved to MLB as a junior, leading the team with 137 tackles while also collecting six sacks … received a four-star prospect grade according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com … earned a General Studies degree and was a member of the 2012 SEC Athletic Directors Honor Roll. ■The Cardinals second round selection in the
2013 NFL Draft and the 45th overall pick, Minter was the fourth linebacker selected behind the Georgia linebacker duo of Jarvis Jones (17th overall to Pittsburgh) and Alec Ogletree (30th overall to St. Louis) and Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o (38th overall to San Diego).
■Following an outstanding junior year in 2012, was named a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated and was one of three finalists for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top LB. Also was named the Charles McClendon Award winner as the team’s MVP at LSU.
■Despite leaving LSU following his junior year, Minter still managed to earn a degree in Sports Administration while appearing on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. In high school he took extra classes and graduated early and participated in LSU’s spring practice prior to his true freshman season in 2009. ■Recorded 206 tackles in three seasons with
the Tigers, including 130 tackles as a junior in 2012, the fourth-best single-season total in school history.
■In Arizona, will play on a defensive unit that features former LSU teammates CB Patrick Peterson and S Tyrann Mathieu.
NOTECARDS
51 | LI N E BAC K E R
KEVIN
MINTER
HT.6-0 | WT.246 COLLEGE Louisiana State HOMETOWN Suwanee, GA DOB:December 3, 1990 ROUND 2 45th OverallTackles Sacks Interceptions
Year GP/GS Solo Asst Ttl Sk Yds Int Yds Lg TD PD FR FF STT
2010 11/0 5 10 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 14/14 21 40 61 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2012 13/13 55 75 130 4.0 29 1 4 4 0 5 0 1 0
Total 38/27 81 125 206 5.0 36 1 4 4 0 6 1 2 0 Additional Statistics:
Touchdowns: 1, fumble recovery in the end zone vs. Mississippi, 11/17/11.