Dane Belton (born December 7, 2000) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life and high school

Belton grew up in

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and attended Jesuit High School. Belton was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa from over 25 scholarship offers.

College career

Belton played in eight games with four starts during his freshman season. As a sophomore, he had 33 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five passes broken up, and one forced fumble. Belton was named first-team All-

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as a junior after recording 46 tackles with three tackles for loss and breaking up seven passes with five interceptions. After the end of the season, he declared that he would be entering the

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Professional career

Belton was drafted by the

with the 114th pick in the fourth round of the

. On August 1, 2022, Belton broke his collarbone during training camp. In Week 10 against the

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, Belton recorded his first career interception on quarterback

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in the 24-16 win.

References

External links

New York Giants bioIowa Hawkeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belton, Dane Living people 2000 births Iowa Hawkeyes football players American football safeties Players of American football from Tampa, Florida Jesuit High School (Tampa) alumni New York Giants players