Cedric Minter - #25 - RB-KR - Boise State - Profile

PRO: "One of our biggest disappointments last year was Cedric not being healthy," Walton said. "He showed great promise, picked up the system well and was a fine all-purpose back. A healthy Minter can do a lot of things for the Jets ... played in only 8 games and started 2 in an injury plagued 1984...finished as team's 4th leading rusher with 34-136-1 TD and 10-109-1 TD receiving ...was troubled with severely bruised quad early in season and was placed on IR Oct. 26...was activated Nov. 24 and played in the final 4 games, starting the last 2...showed fine skills as a returner on kickoffs (10-224) and punts (4-44) ...had most extensive action vs. Buffalo with a 14-58-1 TD outing was 10-44 at Tampa Bay ...caught 39-yard TD pass vs. Kansas City was signed as free agent by the Jets in 1984 following a 3-year stint with Toronto of the CFL where he had career totals of 409-1,977-15 TDs rushing and 127-1,643-8 TDs receiving ...capped off career in CFL by scoring the winning TDs in Toronto's Eastern playoff win and in the GreyCup ...had best career receiving game in Eastern playoff vs. Hamilton with 10-120-1 TD and scored winning TD on 1-yard run with :27 left in 41-36 victory ...was 8-36 rushing and 6-68-1 receiving in 18-17 Grey Cup win over British Columbia in addition to scoring winning TD on 3-yard pass with under 3 minutes left...was an Eastern Div. All-Star in 1981 and 1982...awarded Frank Gibson Trophy as outstanding rookie in 1981 in addition to being voted as Toronto's MVP.

COLLEGE: Set career rushing marks for Big Sky Conference and Boise State during his 4 years with 752-4475-37 TDs ...career receiving totals of 49-525-6 TDs ...was 170-1,060 rushing in senior year with ateam high 11 TDs ...had rushing totals of 172-1 ,012-9TDs as junior and 258-1,526-9 TDs as sophomore.

PERSONAL: Wife Kim ...received degree in special and elementary education during offseason ...also served as a student-teacher did volunteer work forthe local Veterans Hospital in his hometown en- joys tennis and painting with water colors ...has done work with Special Olympics ...3-sportstandout at Borah High in his hometown of Boise, ID...birthplace: Charlston, SC.