Daniel Bellinger

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#82

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 23

Weight: 255 lbs

College: San Diego State

2023 SEASON

REC

25
YDS

255
AVG

10.2
TDS

0

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Year

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
3	08/26/2023	Jets	L 24 - 32
2	08/18/2023	Panthers	W 21 - 19	1	4	4	4	1
1	08/11/2023	@Lions	L 16 - 21

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
18	01/07/2024	Eagles	W 27 - 10
17	12/31/2023	Rams	L 25 - 26	4	39	9.8	18	0
16	12/25/2023	@Eagles	L 25 - 33	4	43	10.8	20	0
15	12/17/2023	@Saints	L 6 - 24	2	13	6.5	8	0
14	12/12/2023	Packers	W 24 - 22	2	15	7.5	9	0
12	11/26/2023	Patriots	W 10 - 7	1	8	8	8	0
11	11/19/2023	@Commanders	W 31 - 19	3	38	12.7	26	0
10	11/12/2023	@Cowboys	L 17 - 49	2	34	17	26	0
9	11/05/2023	@Raiders	L 6 - 30	3	43	14.3	23	0
8	10/29/2023	Jets	L 10 - 13	0	0		0	0
7	10/22/2023	Commanders	W 14 - 7
6	10/16/2023	@Bills	L 9 - 14
5	10/08/2023	@Dolphins	L 16 - 31	1	7	7	7	0
4	10/03/2023	Seahawks	L 3 - 24	1	6	6	6	0
3	09/22/2023	@49ers	L 12 - 30	1	8	8	8	0
2	09/17/2023	@Cardinals	W 31 - 28
1	09/11/2023	Cowboys	L 0 - 40	1	1	1	1	0

Biography

Originally a 4th-round (112th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

Originally a 4th-round (112th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

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 and 357 yards, including the 73-yarder, while scoring twice…Also had a 2-yard rush.
Had 3 catches for a career-high 113 yards and one touchdown at Arizona on (9/11)…Became the first Aztec tight end to break 100 receiving yards since Gavin Escobar had 108 vs. UNLV on Oct. 27, 2012…Produced the most receiving yards by an Aztec tight end since Escobar had 117 vs. North Dakota on Sept. 15, 2012…Had a career-long 73-yard catch, which was the longest by an Aztec tight end since at least the 1996 season…Tied his career high of 5 receptions 3 times: 34 yards at San José State (10/15), 41 yards at Hawai'i (11/6) and 26 yards, including one touchdown, vs. Nevada (11/13)...Did not play vs. Utah State in the Mountain West Championship (12/4)…Caught 2 passes for 13 yards vs. UTSA in the Frisco Bowl (12/21).
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…Had season-high totals of 5 receptions for 53 yards vs. Colorado State (12/5)…Caught 4 passes vs. San Diego State (11/6) and at BYU (12/12).
As a sophomore in 2019, played in all 13 games with 11 starts ... Had 15 catches for 201 yards (13.4-yard avg.) and a career-best 3…Made his first career start vs. UCLA (9/7), but did not catch a pass…Scored his first career touchdown on a 2-yard reception at New Mexico State (9/14)…Scored on a 25-yard reception vs. BYU (11/13)…Had a 25-yard reception for the only touchdown of the game vs. BYU…Started and played 50 snaps vs. Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl (12/21), making an 11-yard catch.
As a true freshman in 2018, played in 9 games…Had one catch, a 10-yarder vs. Ohio in the DXL Frisco Bowl (12/19).

PERSONAL:

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 one 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 (2nd-team all-conference) and track and field at Palo Verde, earning 2nd-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…Son of Frank and Renee Bellinger…Has a younger (by 4 minutes) twin sister (Betsy).

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