#20

Dontae Balfour

DB · Texas Tech · Sr. · #20

CFB Index 26 · #300 of 364 DBsLow confidenceAll-Conf HMReturning to Texas Tech for 2026

The record

3 tackles · vs West Virginia
Week 14, 2025
1 tackles · vs UCF
Week 12, 2025
vs BYU
Week 11, 2025
2 tackles · vs Oklahoma State
Week 9, 2025
3 tackles · vs Arizona State
Week 8, 2025
2 tackles · vs Kansas
Week 7, 2025

Dontae Balfour

DB · Texas Tech · Sr · #20

Erases the deep middle of the field. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mack Brown, Biff Poggi and Joey McGuire. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Utah, Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
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