He was selected by the Houston Texans with the final pick (256th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft, making him Mr.

Ballentine graduated from Southwind High School early as a junior.

He also played basketball and ran track in high school.

[citation needed] In his freshman year in 2010, Ballentine had 13 tackles and 2 pass breakups while starting 1 game.

His Junior season he had 3 interceptions and 66 total tackles to go with 5 pass breakups.