Defensive back, Iowa, 2019–21
Dane Belton
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
- Born
- Dec 7, 2000
Dane Belton played defensive back at Iowa (2019–21). The New York Giants took Belton in round 4, No. 114 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2interceptions, career highat Northwestern, 2021Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Iowa 14 games, 46 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Indiana | W 34–6 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Iowa State | W 27–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kent State | W 30–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Colorado State | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Maryland | W 51–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Penn State | W 23–20 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Purdue | L 7–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Wisconsin | L 7–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Northwestern | W 17–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Illinois | W 33–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at Nebraska | W 28–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Michigan | L 3–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 17–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Iowa 8 games, 33 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atPurdue | L 20–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Northwestern | L 20–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atMinnesota | W 35–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | atPenn State | W 41–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Nebraska | W 26–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atIllinois | W 35–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Wisconsin | W 28–7 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Iowa 8 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Purdue | W 26–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atNorthwestern | W 20–0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWisconsin | L 22–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Minnesota | W 23–19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Illinois | W 19–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atNebraska | W 27–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. USC | W 49–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 18 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Giants | 9 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 13 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 13 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 17 | 120 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 57 | 270 | 5 | 6 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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