Mike Minter is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Minter in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Minter's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Minter
Top 24% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 23–24 | CAR | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | CAR | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | CAR | 16 | — | 69 | 51 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | CAR | 16 | — | 101 | 72 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | CAR | 15 | — | 68 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | CAR | 16 | — | 73 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 72 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | CAR | 16 | — | 74 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | CAR | 16 | — | 54 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | CAR | 15 | — | 77 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 588 | 423 | 165 | 9 | 5 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 16 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1261 all-time of 4,649. 11.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #56 (Rd 2) · CAR · 1997 · +16 vs expected KV-H
62actual
46 expected · Δ+16
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