Minter attended Mount Pleasant High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track.
He also compiled 5 sacks, 2 quarterback pressures, 11 tackles for loss, 3 passes defensed, 6 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions, including one returned for a 48-yard touchdown against the University of Kansas.
As a senior, he posted 119 tackles (2 for loss), 9 quarterback pressures, one sack and one interception that he returned for a 74-yard touchdown against the University of Texas at El Paso.
[2] On August 17, after former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt became the head coach for the Chicago Bears, he was traded along with linebacker Vinson Smith and a sixth-round draft pick (#198-Carl Reeves), in exchange for linebacker John Roper, tight end Kelly Blackwell and safety Markus Paul.
[3] It has been reported that Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson accepted the trade to help close friend Dave Wannstedt in his new job, with all of the players received eventually being waived.