#88

Daniel Bellinger

Former tight end at San Diego State. 2021: 31 catches, 357 receiving yards, 2 TD.

TE · San Diego State · Jr. · #88

6′6″ · 255 lb · Las Vegas, NV

CFB Index 51 · #42 of 119 TEsMedium-low confidenceNew York — drafted 2022, Rd 4, Pick 7, #112 overall

The story

Former tight end at San Diego State. 2021: 31 catches, 357 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to San Diego State in 2018.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2022.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2359 nationally · Signed with San Diego State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at San Diego State, 771 receiving yards — drafted at #112 overall by New York.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with San Diego State2-star out of Palo Verde

2022

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 112

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2359 national

CFB

College

San Diego State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #112

New York · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Rocky Long

San Diego State

2020–2021

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

#112Rd 4 · Pick 7

New YorkEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018San Diego State7-6HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2019San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-leaning

2020San Diego State4-4HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

51Rotational starter #42 of 119?

Medium-low confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (96th percentile). Strength: long catch (95th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (30th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#25 / 655 · 96th pct

93.8%

EPA / target#204 / 655 · 69th pct

0.81

TD rate#308 / 655 · 52nd pct

6.2%

Yards / catch#420 / 655 · 36th pct

11.4

Explosive rate#460 / 655 · 30th pct

9.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#8 / 146 · 95th pct

Receptions#35 / 146 · 75th pct

Rec yards#41 / 146 · 72nd pct

357

Yards / catch#66 / 146 · 54th pct

11.5

Rec TDs#70 / 146 · 41st pct

Rush yards#21 / 33 · 36th pct

Rush TDs#10 / 33 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.5	26.0	11.5	0.2
Road4g	3.5	47.0	13.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	39.4	16.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	29.4	8.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

51 · #42 of 119 TEs

Two-star recruit. Now #42 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	San Diego State	31	357	11.5	2	--
2020	San Diego State	21	203	9.7	0	--
2019	San Diego State	15	201	13.4	3	--
2018	San Diego State	1	10	10.0	0	--
Career		68	771	11.3	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 33–31

vs Utah

1 rec · 15 yds

Edged out Utah at home in a shootout.

With M. Araiza — 1 SOLO · 2 TOT · 51 LONG · J. Byrd — 1 rec · 4 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Boise State · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +3.27Jordon Brookshire pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 38 yds to the BoiSt 11 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · New Mexico · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.02Jordon Brookshire pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 17 yds to the NMex 45 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 9 yds to the SDSt 44 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Boise State · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Jordon Brookshire pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 17 yds to the BoiSt 29 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.40Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 11 yds to the SDSt 32 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Nevada · 1&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 2 yds for a TD (Matt Araiza KICK)
Week 9 · Fresno State · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 9 yds to the SDSt 24 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Air Force · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -1.01Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for no gain to the SDSt 43
Week 11 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.00Lucas Johnson pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 8 yds to the SDSt 38
Week 7 · San José State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.84Jordon Brookshire pass complete to Daniel Bellinger for 15 yds to the SDSt 28 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-10vs New Mexico State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 2	W 38-14@ Arizona	3	113	37.7	1	73	Season-high 113 yds
Wk 3	W 33-31vs Utah	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 6	W 31-7vs New Mexico	2	25	12.5	0	17
Wk 7	W 19-13@ San José State	5	34	6.8	0	15
Wk 8	W 20-14@ Air Force	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 9	L 20-30vs Fresno State	3	19	6.3	0	9
Wk 10	W 17-10@ Hawai'i	5	41	8.2	0	11
Wk 11	W 23-21vs Nevada	5	26	5.2	1	8
Wk 13	W 27-16vs Boise State	3	61	20.3	0	38
Total		29	344	12.2	2	73

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Daniel Bellinger

2018

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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