Ronald Blair
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Blair with the 49ers in 2016 | |||||||||||
| No. 98 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | January 23, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greensboro, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Greensboro (GA) Greene County | ||||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Ronald Blair (born January 21, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State University.
Early life
Blair was born in Greensboro, Georgia and attended Green County High School, where he played football. In 2010, he was named the Georgia Region 4-AA Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
College career
Blair played college football at Appalachian State University from 2011-2015. In 2015, Blair was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year, first team all-conference honoree. In the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, he forced a fumble and returned it 20 yards in the Mountaineers 31-29 victory over Ohio.[2]
Professional career
Coming out of Appalachian State, analysts had Blair projected to be drafted anywhere from the third to sixth round. He was ranked the thirteenth best defensive end out of the 171 available by NFLDraftScout.com. Blair was invited to the NFL Combine and performed all the drills. He injured his quad on his first 40-yard dash attempt. At Appalachian State's Pro Day, he was able to successfully improve on all his numbers, except the shuttle, but chose not to redo his bench press or 3-cone drill. He improved his 40-yard dash from 5.18 to 4.85, his 20-yard from 2.96 to 2.81, his 10-yard from 1.74 to 1.63, his vertical from 30 inches to 33.5 inches, and broad jump from 9'5" to 9'11".[3]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
284 lb (129 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10 1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.15 s | 1.74 s | 2.96 s | 4.53 s | 7.95 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
32 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Blair was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round, 142nd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[5] On November 27, 2016, Blair got his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill of the Miami Dolphins. He ended his rookie season playing in all 16 games, recording 16 tackles and three sacks.
References
- ↑ "UL Lafayette’s McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205238240
- ↑ "Ronald Blair, DS #13 DE, Appalachian State: 2016 NFL Draft". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Ronald Blair". nfl.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ↑ Price, Taylor (April 30, 2016). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Appalachian State DL Ronald Blair". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.