- Kentwan Balmer
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name=Kentwan Balmer
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currentteam=San Francisco 49ers
currentnumber=96
currentposition=Defensive tackle
birthdate=birth date and age|1986|10|15
birthplace=Weldon, North Carolina
heightft=6
heightin=5
weight=298
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college=North Carolina
draftyear=2008
draftround=1
draftpick=29
pastteams=
*San Francisco 49ers (2008-present)
status=Active
highlights=
* Second-team All-ACC (2007)
* Honorable mention "PFW"All-America n (2007)
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nfl=BAL748542Kentwan Balmer (born in
October 15 ,1986 inWeldon, North Carolina ) is adefensive end for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League . He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He playedhigh school football atWeldon 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 was selected in the first round of the 2008 Draft, 29th overall. He was originally drafted as a DT but was moved to DE due to ineffectiveness.
Personal Life
Kentwan grew up rooting for the 49ers and his father was a huge fan. [http://49ers.com/pressbox/news_detail.php?PRKey=4342§ion=PR%20News]
External links
* [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/balmer_kentwan00.html North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
* [http://warroomreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=51 2008 NFL Draft Scouting Report]
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