McMinn in High School
McMinn attends Rochester High School in Rochester, Illinois. The Rockets were quite the football team last year that averaged nearly 48 points per game and won their first 12 games before falling in the Illinois Class 4A Semifinals by 1 point (after a failed 2-point conversion with just seconds left in the game) to the eventual state champs. Throughout the season McMinn made big plays that helped his team win, including fumble recoveries, blocking a punt for a safety. McMinn was First Team All Corn Belt conference.
Stats:- Defense - 67 tackles, 18 TFLs, 11 sacks (I've also seen 13 TFLs and 5.5 sacks)
Video!PlannedSickDays dug up a couple of videos of McMinn. Here's one (McMinn's the really tall one - 6-7, 220):
So that wasn't really football related...I don't even know what that was. Sorry.
Anyway. McMinn is certainly an interesting prospect. He's tall and lean, but plans on working with Coach Doyle to add some weight. Iowa recruited him as a defensive end, but a 6-7 a few other positions could be a possibility. The Hawkeyes do not need any more tight ends in this class with 3 already (Henry Krieger-Coble, Ray Hamilton, and Jake Duzey), though if he bulks up enough defensive tackle might be a possibility or even a spot on the offensive line. I'd like to see a video of him actually playing football, but for now based on what I've read he sounds like a good pick up.