Tracy Belton

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. 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. 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.

In 2008, Belton joined the Arkansas Twisters of the af2.

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

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

Belton was assigned to the AFL's Georgia Force on October 7, 2010. Belton was assigned to the Force again on January 23, 2012.

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

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. Belton helped guide the Soul to an ArenaBowl XXIX championship.

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

Career statistics AFL Year Team 2010 Milwaukee 83 35 0.0 9 2 1 0 6 39 02011 Georgia 92 19 0.0 11 0 1 0 9 124 12012 Georgia 49 11 0.0 9 0 1 0 11 124 12013 Jacksonville 81 27 0.0 20 5 1 0 3 36 12014 Jacksonville 12 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02014 Orlando 52 11 0.0 5 0 0 0 5 48 22015 New Orleans 66 20 0.0 23 1 0 0 3 96 12016 Philadelphia 80 20 0.0 20 1 2 0 9 129 32017 Washington 54 16 0.0 8 0 1 0 5 45 12018 Washington 29 6 0.0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career 598 169 0.0 113 10 7 0 51 641 10

College Sources:

YearTeamTacklesInterceptions Solo Ast Total Loss Sacks FF Int Yards Avg TD PD 2003 UMass 20 3 23 1.0 0.0 1 4 19 4.75 0 3 2004 UMass 49 8 57 2.0 0.0 1 5 62 12.4 0 4 2005 UMass 26 23 49 1.0 0.0 0 2 45 22.5 1 3 2006 UMass 43 34 77 8.0 3.0 0 2 42 21.0 0 3Career 138 68 206 12.0 3.0 2 13 168 12.9 1 13