Jesse Minter
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
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| caption = Minter with Michigan in 2024
| current_team = Los Angeles Chargers
| position = Defensive coordinator
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
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| college = Mount St. Joseph
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- Notre Dame (2006)
Defensive intern - Cincinnati (2007–2008)
Graduate assistant - Indiana State (2009–2010)
Linebackers coach - Indiana State (2011–2012)
Defensive coordinator - Georgia State (2013–2016)
Defensive coordinator - Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2017}}–{{nfly|2018}})
Defensive assistant - Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2019}})
Assistant defensive backs coach - Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2020}})
Defensive backs coach - Vanderbilt (2021)
Defensive coordinator & safeties coach - Michigan (2022–2023)
Defensive coordinator - Los Angeles Chargers ({{nfly|2024}}–present)
Defensive coordinator
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Jesse Minter (born May 9, 1983) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan from 2022 to 2023.
Minter played college football at Mount St. Joseph University. He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Baltimore Ravens, Georgia State University, Indiana State University, University of Cincinnati and the University of Notre Dame.
Early life and playing career
Minter was born on May 9, 1983, in Little Rock, Arkansas.{{Cite web |title=Michigan's Minters: Father-son combo drives Wolverines' stingy defense |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/michigans-minters-father-son-combo-drives-wolverines-stingy-defense |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} He moved several times growing up due to his father Rick Minter's career as a college coach, graduating from Yorktown High School in Yorktown, Indiana.{{Cite web |title=Jesse Minter - Football Coach |url=https://gosycamores.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jesse-minter/164 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=Indiana State University Athletics |language=en}} He was a four-year wide receiver at Mount St. Joseph University from 2002 to 2005.{{cite web |title=Jesse Minter, ex-UC assistant and Mount St. Joseph grad, named Vandy defensive coordinator |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/2021/01/19/vanderbilt-hire-coordinator-jesse-minter-baltimore-ravens-assistant-former-cincinnati-coach-rick-son/4209855001/ |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=June 8, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Coordinator Chronicles: Jesse Minter is ready to bring his NFL experience to Vanderbilt’s defense |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/40184/featured/coordinator-chronicles-jesse-minter-is-ready-to-bring-his-nfl-experience-to-vanderbilts-defense/ |website=Vanderbilt Hustler |access-date=June 8, 2021}}
Coaching career
=Notre Dame=
Minter began his coaching career at Notre Dame as a defensive intern for one season before going on to Cincinnati as a graduate assistant.
=Cincinnati=
He left Cincinnati after two seasons to become the linebackers coach at Indiana State in 2009, working his way up to defensive coordinator.
=Georgia State=
Minter joined Georgia State in 2012 as their defensive coordinator. During his time with Georgia State, he helped develop the Panthers defense to where they were eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) pass defense in his final season with the team, while also earning a Broyles Award nomination.{{cite web |title=Minter to Make Most of Music City Opportunity |url=https://vucommodores.com/minter-to-make-most-of-music-city-opportunity/ |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics |access-date=June 8, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Broyles Award announces 2015 nominees |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/broyles-award-announces-2015-nominees |website=FootballScoop |access-date=June 8, 2021}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
He departed Georgia State to join the Baltimore Ravens in 2017 as a defensive assistant, where he worked with the defensive backs. He was promoted to defensive backs coach in 2020.{{cite web |title=Ravens Coaching Announcements |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-coaching-announcements |website=Baltimore Ravens |access-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229021238/https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-coaching-announcements |url-status=dead }}
=Vanderbilt=
Minter was hired at Vanderbilt in 2021 as their defensive coordinator and safeties coach.{{cite web |title=Sources: Vanderbilt Commodores hiring Baltimore Ravens coach Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30741640/sources-vanderbilt-commodores-hiring-baltimore-ravens-coach-jesse-minter-dc |website=ESPN |access-date=June 8, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Minter, Cauthen Arrive on West End |url=https://vucommodores.com/minter-cauthen-arrive-on-west-end/ |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics |access-date=June 8, 2021}}
=Michigan=
Minter was announced to be joining the University of Michigan coaching staff as the Defensive Coordinator on February 9, 2022.{{cite web |title=Jesse Minter - Matthew and Nicole Lester Family Football Defensive Coordinator |url= https://mgoblue.com/staff-directory/jesse-minter/3862 |website=University of Michigan Athletics |access-date=December 3, 2022}}
In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three game suspension to open the 2023 season, it was announced that Minter would serve as interim head coach for Michigan's first game of the season against East Carolina. On September 2, 2023, Minter led the Wolverines to a 30-3 victory over the Pirates, giving him his first official win as a head coach.https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/8/24/football-harbaugh-announces-coaching-duties-for-first-three-games-of-2023
=Los Angeles Chargers=
On February 6, 2024, Minter was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their defensive coordinator, following head coach Jim Harbaugh.{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Name Jesse Minter Defensive Coordinator |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-name-jesse-minter-defensive-coordinator-2024 | date=February 6, 2024 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Chargers.com}}
Personal life
Minter's father, Rick Minter, was the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati and is currently a senior defensive analyst for the Los Angeles Chargers. Minter and his wife Rachelle have three children, Millie, Monte, and Mac.
Head coaching record
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| name = Michigan Wolverines
| conf = Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear = single
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| year = 2023
| name = Michigan
| overall = 1–0{{#tag:ref|Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Jesse Minter |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/2901858 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 10, 2023 }}|group=n|name=2023season}}
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Michigan
| overall = 1–0
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| overall = 1–0
| bowls = no
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Twitter|Coach_Minter}}
- [https://www.chargers.com/team/coaches-roster/jesse-minter Los Angeles Chargers profile]
- [https://mgoblue.com/staff-directory/jesse-minter/3862 Michigan profile]
- [https://vucommodores.com/coach/jesse-minter/ Vanderbilt profile]
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