Dontae Balfour

Last updated

Dontae Balfour
No. 20 – Texas Tech Red Raiders
Position Defensive back
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born (2002-10-06) October 6, 2002 (age 23) [1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Bradford (Starke, Florida)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Dontae Balfour (born October 6, 2002) [1] is an American football defensive back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He previously played for the Charlotte 49ers and for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Contents

Early life and high school

Balfour attended Bradford High School in Starke, Florida. After totaling 14 interceptions during his high school career, he signed to play college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels as the 17th ranked cornerback[ by whom? ] in the class of 2021. [2]

College career

North Carolina

In two years at North Carolina from 2021 to 2022, Balfour appeared in six games with one start, totaling six tackles. After the 2022 season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [3]

Charlotte

Balfour transferred to play for the Charlotte 49ers. [4] In two seasons at Charlotte in 2023 and 2024, he made 23 starts, notching 103 tackles, 22 pass deflections, three interception, and two forced fumbles. After the 2024 season, Balfour once again entered the transfer portal. [5] [6]

Texas Tech

Balfour transferred to play for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. [7] He entered the 2025 season as a starter in the Red Raiders secondary. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 @BalfourDontae (October 6, 2020). "🔞" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2025– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Brown, C.L. (February 4, 2021). "UNC football adds final piece to recruiting class on National Signing Day". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Smelley, Cliff. "Former Tornado Balfour leaving UNC Tar Heels". Bradford County Telegraph. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Connuck, Shane. "Tracking Dontae Balfour's journey from UNC to leading Charlotte 49ers' defense". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Giese, Nathan (April 8, 2025). "Texas Tech football cornerback Dontae Balfour on transition from UNC-Charlotte". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Giese, Nathan (December 12, 2024). "Texas Tech football earns transfer portal commitment from Charlotte DB Dontae Balfour". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Williams, Don (April 9, 2025). "Dontae Balfour eyes role with Texas Tech football secondary". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ Williams, Don (October 29, 2025). "Texas Tech football lists 2 starters as questionable for Kansas State game". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.