Daniel Bellinger

Has played in 46 regular-season games with 32 starts and started both postseason games in which he played…Career totals include 69 receptions for 648 yards and 2 touchdowns with a long catch of 26 yards, plus a 2-yard touchdown on his only rushing attempt…In the playoffs, he had 3 catches for 21 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has played in 46 regular-season games with 32 starts and started both postseason games in which he played…Career totals include 69 receptions for 648 yards and 2 touchdowns with a long catch of 26 yards, plus a 2-yard touchdown on his only rushing attempt…In the playoffs, he had 3 catches for 21 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown.
• In 2024, played in all 17 games for the second consecutive season, with eight starts.
• In 2023, played in all 17 games with 13 starts…Finished 5th on the team with 25 receptions for 255 yards.
• As a rookie in 2022, played in 12 regular season games with 11 starts and started both Giants' postseason games…Missed four games with an eye injury suffered at Jacksonville (10/23/22)…Finished 5th on the team with 30 receptions, for 268 yards (8.9-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns…Scored on 2-yard touchdown on his only rushing attempt…In the playoffs, he had 3 receptions for 21 yards and 1 touchdown…Caught his first career pass, a 16-yard touchdown from Daniel Jones, vs. Carolina (9/18)…Became the first Giants rookie tight end to score a touchdown since Kaden Smith scored twice at Washington on Dec. 22, 2019.

NOTES TO KNOW

• Became the first rookie tight end in Giants history to rush for a touchdown…Scored on a double reverse – his first career rushing attempt – at Green Bay (10/9/22, in London).

COLLEGE

• Bellinger played in 43 games with 32 starts at San Diego State…Career totals included 68 receptions for 771 yards (11.3-yard avg.) and 5 touchdowns, with a long catch of 73 yards…Had a career-high 5 receptions in a game 4 times…Three-time Mountain West Conference Fall All-Academic team and Mountain West scholar athlete.
• As a senior in 2021, started all 13 games…Selected as a team captain…Compiled career-high totals of 31 catches, 357 yards and 2 touchdown receptions.
• In 2020, started all 8 games in a season shortened by the pandemic…Named honorable mention all-Mountain West selection by the league's coaches and media…Caught 21 passes for 203 yards (9.7-yard avg.) with a long of 21 yards.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

• Visited the JFK Knights football team in Paterson, NJ to donate 40 pairs of new cleats for the upcoming season… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

• Son of Frank and Renee Bellinger…Has a younger (by 4 minutes) twin sister (Betsy).
• Business administration major with a focus in finance…Earned 3 letters as a tight end and linebacker at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nev...Named all-conference on both offense and defense…In 9 games as a senior, totaled 21 catches for 371 yards (17.7-yard avg.) and 3 touchdowns…Earned first-team all-state honors on defense, where he had 131 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery…Had 84 more tackles than any teammate…Received numerous awards, including all-state first-team accolades at linebacker, a first-team all-league selection on both offense and defense, and an all-city honor...Named the school's athlete of the year.
• Also starred in basketball (second-team all-conference) and track and field at Palo Verde, earning second-team all-league honors in basketball and making the regional finals in track and field in the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay...His 4x100 team placed 3rd at the Nevada state championships.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 4th-round (112th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.ounger (by 4 minutes) twin sister (Betsy).