Player Dossier

2018-2021

San Diego State

Daniel Bellinger

TE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Daniel Bellinger reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

20

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Player Story

Daniel Bellinger built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 88, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Daniel Bellinger's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7953

Palo Verde · Las Vegas, NV

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 7
Overall
No. 112
NFL Team
New York Giants

Daniel Bellinger, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State. Daniel Bellinger reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
771
Receptions
68
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Daniel Bellinger quick answers

Latest team and position
San Diego State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
771
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · San Diego State
Top game
Arizona
Recruit profile
2-star · Palo Verde · San Diego State
High school pipeline
Palo Verde · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 4 · Pick 7 · New York Giants
Latest roster
No. 88 · Junior
2021 Receiving yards rank
357 receiving yards · TE 41st (top 11%) · Mountain West 33rd (top 19%) · National 353rd (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 PostseasonSan Diego State1110049.3
2019 PostseasonSan Diego State11111055.3
2019 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1114190355.3
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State821203058.5
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State11213067.9
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1129344267.9

Related Context

Daniel Bellinger played TE for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Daniel Bellinger recorded -4 rushing yards, 771 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with San Diego State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

San Diego State paired 357 primary output with 60.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · San Diego State

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

18.3

Efficiency

78.8

Usage

7.5

Consistency

60.9

Best Game by takeover score

Wyoming

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 11. Weber State: 12. New Mexico State: 16. Colorado State: 0. Wyoming: 40. San José State: 11. UNLV: 20. Nevada: 28. Fresno State: 29. Hawai'i: 9. BYU: 25

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 1 by 73.3. Weber State: 1 by 80. New Mexico State: 2 by 53.3. Wyoming: 2 by 100. San José State: 1 by 73.3. UNLV: 1 by 100. Nevada: 1 by 100. Fresno State: 4 by 48.3. Hawai'i: 1 by 60. BYU: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins18.2 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses18.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wyoming

Best efficiency game

100 vs BYU

Result
Sat 12/21vs Central MichiganW 48-111112.511011
Sun 12/1vs BYUW 13-31252525125
Sun 11/24@ Hawai'iL 11-14199909
Sat 11/16vs Fresno StateW 17-74297.37.30010
Sun 11/10vs NevadaL 13-171282828028
Sun 10/27@ UNLVW 20-171202020020
Sat 10/19@ San José StateW 27-171111111011
Sun 10/13vs WyomingW 26-222402020128
Sun 10/6@ Colorado StateW 24-10
Sun 9/15@ New Mexico StateW 31-1021688114
Sun 9/1vs Weber StateW 6-01121212012

Player Story

Daniel Bellinger story

Daniel Bellinger built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 88, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Daniel Bellinger's career was his receiving role: 68 catches, 771 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Daniel Bellinger's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San Diego State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonSan Diego State1066.78.3
2019 PostseasonSan Diego State20178.87.5191
2019 Regular SeasonSan Diego State20178.87.50
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State20360.7192
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State35760.920.2154
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State35760.920.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona

Week 2 · W 38-14

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Colorado State

Week 14 · W 29-17 · Conference game

53

Receiving Yards

90.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 70.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado

Week 13 · L 10-20

38

Receiving Yards

82.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

#4

vs San José State

Week 10 · L 17-28 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

79.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 7 · W 26-22 · Conference game

40

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · San Diego State

357 primary output · 60.9 efficiency · 20.2 usage

67.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · San Diego State

67.9

357 primary · 60.9 efficiency · 20.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · San Diego State

58.5

203 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 19 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games