Dontae Balfour
Position coaches (Texas Tech, 2025): Jah'Shawn Johnson, Darcel McBath, Collin Shank, Rob Greene
Starke, FLSenior6'1"185 lb#20
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Texas Tech
Dontae Balfour is a 6'1", 185-lb Senior DB at Texas Tech from Starke, FL.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 23 tklHavoc Plays
5.5
65th
Ball Plays
5
81st
Solo Tackle Rate
65.2%
57th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 16 Moderate | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Charlotte | 37 High | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 6 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 23 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | - |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 54 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
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