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Dane Belton New York Jets · #6

Safety · 6' 1", 205 lbs · Tampa, FL · Age 26

Dane Belton is a Safety for the New York Jets, drafted 114th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 29 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 114th overall5-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #6 · Safety
Dane Belton
Season avg29 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg269 tkl · 4 sacks · 6 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
29tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Dane Belton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dane Belton is a Safety for the New York Jets, drafted 114th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 29 tackles.
B+
Coverage
C
Ball skills
B
Run support
B+
Coverage
Excellent · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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A+
Tackling
Elite · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Dane Belton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #394 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
157Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dane Belton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
29 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
2 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Dane Belton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4
pd
2–5
1
int
0–1
64
tackles
28–101
1
ff
0–2
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.7 pd
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dane Belton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202215313200
202317332201
202417566111
2025171205132
2026 in progress · 4 games4292000
Career7026918644.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Dane Belton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-12-07

The beginning

Dane Belton is a Safety for the New York Jets, in his 5th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 114th overall, 2022 as a Safety.

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Dane Belton is a New York Jets safety, drafted 114th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 269 tackles, 4 sacks and 6 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Belton's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
205 lbs
Draft
114th overall, 2022
Born
Tampa, FL
Age
26
Jersey
#6
Background

Dane Belton is from Tampa, FL and is 26 years old. He was drafted 114th overall, 2022 and plays safety at 6' 1", 205 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 269 tackles, 4 sacks and 6 interceptions. Belton is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Dane Belton is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 269 tackles with 6 interceptions and 18 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production6 career interceptions and 18 passes defensed.
Tackling269 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking4 forced fumbles and 4 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree114th overall, 2022.
Durability70 career games played.
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FAQ

Dane Belton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dane Belton, answered.

What position does Dane Belton play?
Dane Belton is a Safety for the New York Jets.
When was Dane Belton drafted?
Dane Belton was drafted 114th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Dane Belton played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Dane Belton's career stats?
He has recorded 269 tackles, 4 sacks and 6 interceptions.
Dane Belton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
9
since 2022
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk10 · Neck2025 Wk7 · Neck2025 Wk6 · Shoulder2025 Wk5 · Shoulder2024 Wk17 · Knee2024 Wk16 · Knee

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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