Dane Belton
American football player (born 2000)
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Dane Jacob Belton (born December 7, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Belton in the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game | |||||||||||||||
| No. 6 – New York Jets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 7, 2000 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Jesuit (Tampa) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Iowa (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2022: 4th round, 114th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
Belton grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Jesuit High School.[1] Belton was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa from over 25 scholarship offers.[2]
College career
Dane Belton played collegiately at the University of Iowa. Belton played in eight games with four starts during his freshman season.[3] As a sophomore, he had 33 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five passes broken up, and one forced fumble.[4] Belton was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as a junior after recording 46 tackles with three tackles for loss and breaking up seven passes with five interceptions.[5] After the end of the season, he declared that he would be entering the 2022 NFL draft.[6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 4.43 s | 1.51 s | 2.52 s | 4.06 s | 6.74 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 18 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
New York Giants
The New York Giants selected Belton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft.[10] He was the 11th safety drafted. On August 1, 2022, Belton broke his collarbone during training camp.[11] In Week 10 against the Houston Texans, Belton recorded his first career interception on quarterback Davis Mills in the 24–16 win.[12]
In a Week 17 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, Belton recorded two interceptions and two passes defended against quarterback Matthew Stafford. He also recorded a fumble recovery.[13] In a Week 18 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, Belton sacked quarterback Jalen Hurts in the 27–10 win.[14]
New York Jets
On March 12, 2026, Belton signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the New York Jets.[15]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |