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Five-year contributor at Louisville and Cincinnati…Appeared in 49 career games and made 132 tackles with four interceptions, serving as a starter in 2022 for the Cardinals and in 2024 for the Bearcats.
2024
Productive veteran safety who tallied 45 tackles to go along with two interceptions and four pass breakups over 11 games … Suffered an injury at Pitt, but missed only one game and returned to start against Houston…His first-quarter interception against the Cougars sparked a 34-0 shutout victory for the Bearcats…Also had a first-quarter interception against Pitt, stopping the Panthers’ opening drive with an interception in the end zone…Opened the season with three pass breakups versus Towson in his Cincinnati debut…Had six tackles and one TFL at Texas Tech…Finished with six stops at both Texas Tech and UCF…Helped lead UC past Big 12 Champion Arizona State, 24-14, by making three tackles…Finished with five tackles at Colorado… Made three stops versus West Virginia and at Iowa State.
Minkins was a four-year contributor at Louisville, finishing with 55 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception while starting all 13 games at safety in 2022. He led Louisville with seven tackles in a win over Georgia Tech to open the 2023 season, but suffered a hamstring injury that hampered him early in the season. Still, he totaled 21 tackles over 11 games, making three starts.