Anthony Belton

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Anthony Belton
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Belton in 2025
No. 71 – Green Bay Packers
Position Offensive tackle
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-02-23) February 23, 2001 (age 24)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight336 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school FSU High (Tallahassee)
College Georgia Military College (2019–2020)
NC State (2021–2024)
NFL draft 2025: 2nd round, 54th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2025
Games played3
Games started1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Anthony Belton (born February 23, 2001) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Military Bulldogs and NC State Wolfpack. Belton was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.

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Early life and high school

Belton attended Florida State University School in Tallahassee, Florida. Coming out of high school, he was unranked, and he committed to play college football at the JUCO level at Georgia Military College. [1]

College career

Georgia Military College

In his lone season at Georgia Military College in 2019, Belton played in 11 games. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

NC State

Belton committed to play Division I college football for the NC State Wolfpack. [3] In his first season with the Wolfpack in 2021, he appeared in two games. [4] In 2022, Belton took over as a starter after the departure of Ikem Ekwonu and appeared in all 13 games for the Wolfpack, making eight starts. [5] In 2023, he started all 13 games at left tackle and earned third-team all-ACC honors. [5] In week 4 of the 2024 season versus Clemson, Belton was ejected for spitting on a Clemson player; he was subsequently taken out of the starting lineup the following week versus NIU. [6] Belton made 12 starts in 2024. [7] After the season, Belton declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while also accepting an invite to play in the 2025 Senior Bowl. [5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		336 lb
(152 kg)		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		5.26 s1.82 s3.04 s4.69 s7.77 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		8 ft 11 in
(2.72 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9]

Belton was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 54th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. [10] He signed his rookie contract on July 18, 2025. [11] In Week 2 against the Washington Commanders, he had his first career start. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Thorn, Brandon (January 6, 2025). "Anthony Belton NFL Draft 2025: Scouting Report for North Carolina State OT". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Crabbs, Kyle (January 30, 2025). "Anthony Belton 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For North Carolina State Wolfpack OT". The 33rd Team. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn. "NC State football's Anthony Belton: Get to know the hater of orcas and wasted water bottles". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Pope IV, Jonas. "After playing behind Ikem Ekwonu, Anthony Belton embracing new role with NC State football". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Bradham, Matthew (December 13, 2024). "NC State LT Anthony Belton will be Playing in the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl". Pack Insider. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Fleischman, Noah. "NC State LT Anthony Belton will not start vs. NIU after ejection". The Wolfpacker. On3.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Heitritter, Jonathan. "2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: NC State OT Anthony Belton". Steelers Depot. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Anthony Belton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Belton College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ Spofford, Mike (April 25, 2025). "2025 NFL Draft: Packers select N.C. State T Anthony Belton in 2nd round, No. 54 overall". Packers.com.
  11. ↑ "Packers sign T Anthony Belton". Packers.com. July 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Packers WR Jayden Reed breaks collarbone in Week 2 win". ESPN.com. September 12, 2025.
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