Pronunciation: Alex Minton
2019 (Senior): 2019 NCAC Offensive Player of the Year ... AP All-America second-team ... D3Football.com All-America honorable mention ... CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team ... first-team D3football.com All-North Region ... first-team All-NCAC ... Co-Captain … Led the NCAC in rushing for the second consecutive season with 1,550 yards … ended the regular season ranked fourth in Division III in rushing yards, seventh in rushing touchdowns (18) and third in total touchdowns (21) … broke the Denison single-season rushing record of 1,517 yards, set by Clay Sampson in 1979 … broke the Denison single-season record for rushing touchdowns set by Eric Ivary in 1966 … leaves Denison ranked third in rushing yards (3,919) and first in rushing touchdowns (44) … is the second player in Denison history to post three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons … ranks first in program history with 6.4 yards per carry … rushed for a career-high 255 yards in the regular season finale vs. Kenyon … his four career 200-yard rushing games is tied with Chris Spriggs for the most in program history … had 17, 100-yard rushing games in 31 career games played … is the program’s all-time leading scorer (300 points: 50 TDs) … ranks second in career all-purpose yards (4,429) … named to CoSIDA Academic All-District® first-team … named NCAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28 and again on Nov. 4 … in 616 career rushing attempts, he was stopped for a loss only 13 times ... named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.
2018 (Junior): Led the NCAC in rushing with 1,368 yards ... third-team D3football.com All-North Region ... first-team All-NCAC ... posted his second-straight 1,000-yard rushing season, becoming the fifth player in program history to accomplish this feat ... became the first player in Denison history with back-to-back 200-yard games when he totaled 226 yards against Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 20 and 2019 yards against Hiram on Oct. 27 ... had seven games with over 100-yards rushing ... on 209 carries he finished with only nine yards-for-loss ... entered the postseason ranked 13th in Division III in rushing yards per game ... was named the NCAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 22 after his performance against Ohio Wesleyan ... caught 22 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns ... enters his senior season ranked 12th all-time in rushing at Denison with 2,369 yards.
2017 (Sophomore): Named second-team All-NCAC after leading the team in rushing with 1,001 yards ... became the 15th player in Denison history to rush for over 1,000 yards ... was third in the NCAC in rushing ... totaled 14 rushing touchdowns ... posted three 100-yard rushing games ... totaled a career-high 191 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 23 carries against Kenyon on Nov. 11 ... over the final four games of the season, he rushed for 610 yards and nine touchdowns.
Personal: Biology major ... is the son of Sharon and Paul Minton ... transferred to Denison from Drake University ... rushed for 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior at Bethel Park High School.
