Daniel Bellinger

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:

• Has played in 29 regular-season games with 24 starts and started both postseason games in which he played…Career totals include 55 receptions for 523 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 2023, played in all 17 games with 13 starts…Finished 5th on the team with 25 receptions for 255 yards…Caught a season-high 4 passes at Philadelphia (12/25) and vs. the Rams (12/31)…Twice totaled a season-high 43 yards, at Las Vegas (11/5), and at Philadelphia…Had a career-long 26-yard reception at Washington (11/19).
• As a rookie in 2022, played in 12 regular season games with 11 starts and started both Giants' postseason games…Missed 4 games with an eye injury suffered at Jacksonville (10/23)…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 one touchdown.
• Started in his NFL debut at Tennessee (9/11)…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…Caught 2 passes for 22 yards and ran for a 2-yard touchdown on a double reverse - his first career rushing attempt - at Green Bay (in London, 10/9)…Became the first rookie tight end in Giants history to rush for a touchdown…Led the Giants with a season-high 5 receptions for 38 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown, vs. Baltimore (10/16)… Inactive at Seattle (10/30), vs. Houston (11/13), vs. Detroit (11/20) and at Dallas (11/24) due to his eye injury.
• Started in his return and tied his season high with 5 catches for 24 yards vs. Washington (12/4)…Inactive with numerous other starters at Philadelphia (1/8)…Caught 2 passes for 17 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown, in the NFC Wild Card Game at Minnesota (1/15)…Had a 4-yard reception for 4 yards in the divisional round at Philadelphia (1/21).

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 and 357 yards, including the 73-yarder, while scoring twice…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…As a sophomore in 2019, played in all 13 games with 11 starts and caught 15 passes for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns…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)…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).