Tracy Belton

Tracy Belton
Belton with the Washington Valor in 2017
No. 15, 3, 17, 2, 6
PositionDefensive back
Personal information
Born (1984-05-08) May 8, 1984
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolFork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
CollegeUMass
NFL draft2007: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career AFL statistics
Tackles682.5
Pass breakups113
Interceptions51
Forced fumbles10
Fumbles recovered7
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Tracy J. Belton (born May 8, 1984) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the UMass Minutemen. He was a member of the Arkansas Twisters, Green Bay Blizzard, Milwaukee Iron, Georgia Force, Jacksonville Sharks, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo, Philadelphia Soul, and Washington Valor.

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 the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[2] He 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.

Professional career

Belton was rated the 167th best cornerback in the 2007 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]

In 2008, Belton joined the Arkansas Twisters of the af2.[4]

Belton left the Twisters in 2009 to join the af2's Green Bay Blizzard.[5] Belton was named first-team All-af2 following the season.[6]

On March 14, 2010, Belton was assigned to the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football League (AFL).[7]

Belton was assigned to the AFL's Georgia Force on October 7, 2010.[8] Belton was assigned to the Force again on January 23, 2012.[8] Belton was named second-team All-Arena following the 2012 season.[9]

On February 6, 2013, Belton was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL on a two-year contract.[10]

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

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

Belton was assigned to the AFL's Philadelphia Soul in 2016, where he earned the Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award and first-team All-Arena.[11] Belton helped guide the Soul to an ArenaBowl XXIX championship.[12]

Belton was assigned to the Washington Valor of the AFL on January 25, 2017.[13] He earned first-team All-Arena honors in 2017.[14]

Career statistics

AFL

YearTeam
TklAstSckPBFFFRBlkIntYdsTD
2010Milwaukee83350.092106390
2011Georgia92190.01101091241
2012Georgia49110.09010111241
2013Jacksonville81270.0205103361
2014Jacksonville1240.02000000
2014Orlando52110.050005482
2015New Orleans66200.0231003961
2016Philadelphia80200.02012091293
2017Washington54160.080105451
2018Washington2960.06100000
Career[15]5981690.011310705164110

College

Sources:[16][17][18][19]

Year Team Tackles Interceptions
SoloAstTotalLossSacksFFIntYardsAvgTDPD
2003UMass 203231.00.014194.7503
2004UMass 498572.00.0156212.404
2005UMass 2623491.00.0024522.513
2006UMass 4334778.03.0024221.003
Career 1386820612.03.021316812.9113

References

  1. ↑ "All-Met / Fall 2001". Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Football recruiting class expected to fill holes left by this year's graduates". www.dailycollegian.com. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. February 6, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tracy Belton". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pete Perkins (April 27, 2008). "Critical stop leads Arkansas past Dusters". www.amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2009 Southwest Division Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. Our SportsCentral. March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Thomas Lerczak (August 6, 2009). "Pirates land 3 on all-af2 list". www.pjstar.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Milwaukee Signs Four OL/DL's and Two WR/DB's". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Georgia Force Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "AFL Announces All-Arena Defensive Teams". www.tampabaystorm.com. Tampa Bay Storm. August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sharks Ink Playmaking Defensive Back". www.jaxsharks.com. Jacksonville Sharks. February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ Steven Ur (August 25, 2016). "Soul DB Tracy Belton Named 2016 Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year". WordPress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Soul bask in ArenaBowl championship DB Tracy Belton, head coach Clint Dolezel". www.phillytrib.com. BLOX Content Management System. August 31, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ Jake Russell (April 8, 2017). "The Valor's Arena Football League debut produced an auspicious and electrifying show". Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Tracy Belton". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2003 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  17. ↑ "2004 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ "2005 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  19. ↑ "2006 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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