Tight end, San Diego State, 2018–⁠21

Daniel Bellinger

Number
No. 88
Height
6′6″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV
Born
Sep 22, 2000

Daniel Bellinger played tight end at San Diego State (2018–⁠21). The New York Giants took Bellinger in round 4, No. 112 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
357
Receiving yards, 2021 (San Diego State, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 112
Round 4, 2022 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

113receiving yards, career highat Arizona, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018San Diego State11010.0010
2019San Diego State1520113.4328
2020San Diego State212039.7021
2021San Diego State3135711.5273
Career6877111.3573

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019San Diego State220000
2020San Diego State320000
2021San Diego State100000
Career640000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018San Diego State88TEYr 1
2019San Diego State88TEYr 2
2020San Diego State88TEYr 3
2021San Diego State88TEJr. (Yr 4)6′6″255

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018San Diego State3-1.22––-3.7–
2019San Diego State230.59––13.73%
2020San Diego State300.3524th (n=346)0.5510.56%
2021San Diego State290.51––14.76%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 San Diego State 11 games, 31 catches, 357 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.New Mexico StateW 28–⁠10110010–
Sep 11atArizonaW 38–⁠143113173–
Sep 18vs.UtahW 33–⁠31115015–
Oct 9vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠7225017–
Oct 15atSan José StateW 19–⁠13534015–
Oct 23atAir ForceW 20–⁠141000–
Oct 30vs.Fresno StateL 20–⁠3031909–
Nov 6atHawai’iW 17–⁠10541011–
Nov 13vs.NevadaW 23–⁠2152618–
Nov 26vs.Boise StateW 27–⁠163610382
Dec 21 ✦vs.UTSAW 38–⁠2421307–
2020 San Diego State 8 games, 21 catches, 203 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.UNLVW 34–⁠61404–
Oct 31atUtah StateW 38–⁠7220016–
Nov 6vs.San José StateL 17–⁠28449021–
Nov 14vs.Hawai’iW 34–⁠10–––––
Nov 21atNevadaL 21–⁠26218012–
Nov 28atColoradoL 10–⁠20338017–
Dec 5vs.Colorado StateW 29–⁠17553015–
Dec 12atBYUL 14–⁠2842108–
2019 San Diego State 11 games, 15 catches, 201 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Weber StateW 6–⁠0112012–
Sep 14atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠10216114–
Oct 5atColorado StateW 24–⁠10–––––
Oct 12vs.WyomingW 26–⁠22240128–
Oct 19atSan José StateW 27–⁠17111011–
Oct 26atUNLVW 20–⁠17120020–
Nov 9vs.NevadaL 13–⁠17128028–
Nov 15vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠7429010–
Nov 23atHawai’iL 11–⁠141909–
Nov 30vs.BYUW 13–⁠3125125–
Dec 21 ✦vs.Central MichiganW 48–⁠11111011−6
2018 San Diego State 1 game, 1 catch, 10 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Dec 19 ✦vs.OhioL 0–⁠27110010–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′4⅞″
Weight253 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan76⅝″W
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.05 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022New York Giants11302682
2023New York Giants14252550
2024New York Giants12141250
2025New York Giants13192862
2026 (so far)Tennessee Titans55300
NFL career55939644

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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