Lonnie Ballentine

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Lonnie Ballentine
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Ballentine with the Houston Texans in 2016
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-23) April 23, 1993 (age 31)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Memphis (TN) Southwind
College: Memphis
NFL draft: 2014  / round: 7 / pick: 256
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lonnie Ballentine (born April 23, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans with the final pick (256th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft, making him Mr. Irrelevant for 2014. He played college football at Memphis.

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Early life

Ballentine graduated from Southwind High School early as a junior. As a junior, he had 45 tackles, 6 interceptions and 12 pass breakups. He only played 1 year of varsity football. He also played basketball and ran track in high school.[ citation needed ]

College career

In his freshman year in 2010, Ballentine had 13 tackles and 2 pass breakups while starting 1 game. His sophomore season he had 28 tackles and 1 pass breakup while starting several games and having 2 tackles for loss. His Junior season he had 3 interceptions and 66 total tackles to go with 5 pass breakups. He also was an All C-USA Honorable Mention that year as well. His Senior season, he was a preseason 4th team All C-USA selection and finished the year with 58 tackles and 5 pass breakups during the year while starting all 12 games.

Professional career

Ballentine did not attend the NFL Combine but was selected with the final pick, 256th overall, of the 2014 NFL draft. [1] He signed a 4-year, $2.27 million contract with the Texans.

On August 30, 2016, Ballentine was placed on reserve/PUP to start the 2016 season. [2] He was activated to the active roster on October 22, 2016. [3] On November 12, Ballentine was placed on injured reserve. [4]

On September 2, 2017, Ballentine was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve. [5] He was released on September 8, 2017. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Texans place CB Kevin Johnson on reserve/injured". HoustonTexans.com. October 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Texans sign Akeem Hunt to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. November 12, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bouda, Nate (September 8, 2017). "Texans Waived S Lonnie Ballentine & CB Denzel Rice From I.R. With Settlements". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
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