Ronald Blair
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Blair in 2016 | |||||||||||
| No. 98 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 23, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Greensboro, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Greensboro (GA) Greene County | ||||||||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 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. In 2010, he was named the Georgia Region 4-AA Defensive Player of the Year. [1]
College career
Blair played collegiate ball 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 2015 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl he forced a fumble and returned it 20 yards in the Mountaineers victory over Ohio.[1]
Professional career
At the 2016 NFL Draft Blair was selected in the fifth round, 142nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers. On November 27th 2016 against the Miami Dolphins , Ronald Blair got his first career sack.