Tracy Belton Explained

Tracy Belton
Position:Defensive back
Birth Date:8 May 1984
Birth Place:Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:180
High School:Fork Union (VA) Military Academy
College:Massachusetts
Undraftedyear:2007
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Aflstatlabel1:Tackles
Aflstatvalue1:650.5
Aflstatlabel2:Pass breakups
Aflstatvalue2:107
Aflstatlabel3:Interceptions
Aflstatvalue3:51
Aflstatlabel4:Forced fumbles
Aflstatvalue4:9
Aflstatlabel5:Fumbles recovered
Aflstatvalue5:7
Afl:11217

Tracy J. Belton (born May 8, 1984) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and attended Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He has also been a member of the Arkansas Twisters, Green Bay Blizzard, Milwaukee Iron, Georgia Force, Jacksonville Sharks, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo and the Philadelphia Soul.

Early life

Belton attended Largo High School where he played football and basketball. Belton was named honorable mention All-Metro as a senior in 2001.[1] Belton spent a season at Fork Union Military Academy as a post-graduate.

College career

In 2003, Belton committed to Massachusetts.[2] Belton played for the UMass Minutemen from 2003 to 2006. He was the team's starter his final three years and helped the Minutemen to 36 wins. He played in 49 games during his career, including 41 starts at cornerback.

Statistics

Sources:[3] [4] [5] [6]

SeasonTacklesInterceptions
Solo Ast Total Loss Sacks FF Int Yards Avg TD PD
200320 3 23 1.0 0.0 1 4 19 4.75 0 3
200449 8 57 2.0 0.0 1 5 62 12.4 0 4
200526 23 49 1.0 0.0 0 2 45 22.5 1 3
200643 34 77 8.0 3.0 0 2 42 21.0 0 3
NCAA career totals138 68 206 12.0 3.0 2 13 168 12.9 1 13

Professional career

Belton was rated the 167th best cornerback in the 2007 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[7]

Arkansas Twisters

Belton joined the Arkansas Twisters of af2.[8]

Green Bay Blizzard

Belton left the Twisters in 2009 to join the Green Bay Blizzard.[9] Belton was named First Team All-af2 following the season.[10]

Milwaukee Iron

On March 14, 2010, Belton was assigned to the Milwaukee Iron.[11]

Georgia Force

Belton was assigned to the Georgia Force on October 7, 2010.[12] Belton was assigned to the Force again on January 23, 2012. Belton was named Second Team All-Arena following the 2012 season.[13]

Jacksonville Sharks

On February 6, 2013, Belton was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks on a two-year contract.[14]

Orlando Predators

On April 9, 2014, Belton was traded with Kyle Rowley to complete an earlier trade that sent Aaron Garcia. Belton was assigned to the Predators on December 8, 2014.

New Orleans VooDoo

On March 22, 2015, Belton was traded to the New Orleans VooDoo for future considerations.

Philadelphia Soul

Belton was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul in 2016, where he earned the Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award and First Team All-Arena.[15] Belton helped guide the Soul to an ArenaBowl XXIX championship.[16]

Washington Valor

Belton was assigned to the Washington Valor on January 25, 2017.[17] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[18]

AFL statistics

Year Team
83 35 0.0 9 2 1 0 6 39 0
92 19 0.0 11 0 1 0 9 124 1
49 11 0.0 9 0 1 0 11 124 1
81 27 0.0 20 5 1 0 3 36 1
12 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 11 0.0 5 0 0 0 5 48 2
66 20 0.0 23 1 0 0 3 96 1
80 20 0.0 20 1 2 0 9 129 3
54 16 0.0 8 0 1 0 5 45 1
Career 569 163 0.0 107 9 7 0 51 641 10
Stats from ArenaFan:[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Met / Fall 2001 . Washington Post . May 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Football recruiting class expected to fill holes left by this year's graduates . February 6, 2003 . The Massachusetts Daily Collegian . www.dailycollegian.com . May 5, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2003 UMass Minutemen stats . University of Massachusetts Athletics . www.umassathletics.com . May 6, 2017.
  4. Web site: 2004 UMass Minutemen stats . University of Massachusetts Athletics . www.umassathletics.com . May 6, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2005 UMass Minutemen stats . University of Massachusetts Athletics . www.umassathletics.com . May 6, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2006 UMass Minutemen stats . University of Massachusetts Athletics . www.umassathletics.com . May 6, 2017.
  7. Web site: Tracy Belton . nfldraftscout.com . July 28, 2017.
  8. Web site: Critical stop leads Arkansas past Dusters . Pete Perkins . April 27, 2008 . Amarillo Globe-News . www.amarillo.com . May 6, 2017.
  9. Web site: 2009 Southwest Division Preview . March 23, 2009 . Our SportsCentral . www.oursportscentral.com . May 6, 2017.
  10. Web site: Pirates land 3 on all-af2 list . Thomas Lerczak . August 6, 2009 . GateHouse Media, LLC. . www.pjstar.com . May 6, 2017.
  11. Web site: Milwaukee Signs Four OL/DL's and Two WR/DB's . March 14, 2010 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . May 6, 2017.
  12. Web site: Georgia Force Historical Transactions . ArenaFan, Inc. . www.arenafan.com . May 7, 2017.
  13. Web site: AFL Announces All-Arena Defensive Teams . August 1, 2012 . Tampa Bay Storm . www.tampabaystorm.com . May 7, 2017.
  14. Web site: Sharks Ink Playmaking Defensive Back . February 6, 2013 . Jacksonville Sharks . www.jaxsharks.com . May 7, 2017.
  15. Web site: Soul DB Tracy Belton Named 2016 Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year . Steven Ur . August 25, 2016 . WordPress.com . May 7, 2017.
  16. Web site: Soul bask in ArenaBowl championship DB Tracy Belton, head coach Clint Dolezel . August 31, 2016 . BLOX Content Management System . www.phillytrib.com . May 7, 2017.
  17. Web site: The Valor's Arena Football League debut produced an auspicious and electrifying show . Jake Russell . April 8, 2017 . Washington Post . May 7, 2017.
  18. Web site: AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams . arenafootball.com . August 21, 2017 . September 15, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916034752/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/afl-announces-all-arena-first-and-second-teams . September 16, 2017 .
  19. Web site: Tracy Belton . arenafan.com . July 28, 2017.