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    Octavius Balkcom

    Player Profile

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Blakely, GA
    High School:
    Early County
    Height / Weight:
    6-4 / 259
    Position:
    DE
    Birthdate:
    12/30/1985
    Experience:
    2L

    2005: Saw time in five games ... Posted two tackles apiece against Western Kentucky and Mississippi State.

    2004: Redshirted.

    HIGH SCHOOL:
    High School Coach: Trey Woolf ... Totaled 120 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a senior ... Also caught 12 passes for 200 yards and six touchdowns ... Led Early County to a 12-1 record ... Finished with 98 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and two sacks as a junior ... Georgia Class 2A All-State selection ... Played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game ... Named All-Region and All-County ... Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia Top 50 ... SuperPrep All-Region ... TheInsiders.com Georgia Top 50 ... Rivals.com Top 32 inside linebackers ... State runner-up in the shot put as a sophomore.

    PERSONAL:
    Full name is Octavius Lamar Balkcom ... Born Dec. 30, 1985 ... Son of Gloria Balkcom and Arthur Wimbush.

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