Kentwan Balmer (born on October 15, 1986 in Weldon, North Carolina) is a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He played high school football at Weldon High School in Weldon, North Carolina. He credits Roger Heinz for a lot of his success in college. Roger was his mentor for his first two years at Carolina.
Balmer started all twelve games at right def...
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Kentwan Balmer (born on October 15, 1986 in Weldon, North Carolina) is a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He played high school football at Weldon High School in Weldon, North Carolina. He credits Roger Heinz for a lot of his success in college. Roger was his mentor for his first two years at Carolina.
Balmer started all twelve games at right defensive tackle, ranking second on the team with 59 tackles (33 solos), including 3.5 sacks for minus 26 yards, 9.5 stops for losses of 44 yards and four quarterback pressures. In 2005 he played 11 games with three starts and 17 tackles (5 for a loss) and 1 sack. As a freshman he played in nine games and made one tackle.
(* represents NFL Combine ** represents North Carolina Pro Day)
Balmer was selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, 29th overall. He was originally drafted as a DT but was moved to DE due to the Niners 3-4 defensive...
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