NFL.com lists Dane Belton as Day 3 rookie to watch in Year 1
NFL.com’s Chad Reuter came up with a list of Day 3 draft picks who could compete for starter snaps in Year 1.
Reuter ranked 12 different first-year players selected in Rounds 4-7 that could see extended playing time in 2022, and Giants’ rookie safety Dane Belton came in at No. 5.
As Reuter states, “Julian Love has been a part-time starter in New York the past three years (logging 16 starts in 48 appearances), but he’ll have to battle Belton to replace Jabrill Peppers (who signed in New England) as an in-the-box playmaker. Belton regularly worked in the slot at Iowa, as well, and showed good hands while intercepting five passes last year.”
Belton earned a 77.2 overall grade from Pro Football Focus last season, including an impressive 82.3 coverage grade.
He earned a selection as First-Team All-Big Ten after registering five interceptions. Belton also forced eight incompletions, which tied for the fifth-most among safeties in 2021.
The Giants selected Belton in the fourth round (No. 114 overall) in last month’s NFL Draft.
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