48 Deron Minor Linebacker, Senior, 3L, 6-2 235, Beaumont, TX (Ozen HS)
Should be one of the team’s standouts...injured and missed nine games last year....a leader...good, all around talent...speed and power...set McNeese weight room record for linebackers with 680 pound squat...330 in the clean and 390 in the bench...4.6 speed...
2009: played in three games and had 24 tackles and a fumble recovery...12 tackles vs Tulane...eight vs Appalachian State...got year back because of injury
2008: started all 11 games and second on team with 89 tackles...had 5.5 tackles for a loss...pass interception (vs SE La.)...double figure tackles with 12 against North Carolina, 11 against South Dakota St., Texas State and Nicholls State...honorable mention all-SLC
2007: played in 12 games and fifth on team with 69 tackles..had l6.5 TFLs and a sack...returned a fumble six yards for td vs SFA...10 tackles vs SFA...nine against ULL
2006: ninth on team with 50 tackles..2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks..recovered two fumbles...nine tackles vs SFA and Nicholls...seven tackles vs NW State
High School: football and baseball standout...275 career tackles and 17 sacks...all-district an all-area in both sports...outfielder in baseball...named to Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold team in both
Other: birthdate 8/11/88....General Studies...was to graduate at end of summer...parents are Rev. and Mrs. Durward L. Minor....was a member of the McNeese State baseball team in 2007, playing in 27 games...musician and singer and plays drums in his church band.....sister Adrienne is a member of the Cowgirl basketball team