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Anthony Belton

Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers · #71.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 71
Born: Feb 23, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Tallahassee, FL, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 336 lbs
College: NC State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

About

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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Background

Early life

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.

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.

NC State

Belton committed to play Division I college football for the NC State Wolfpack. In his first season with the Wolfpack in 2021, he appeared in two games. 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. In 2023, he started all 13 games at left tackle and earned third-team all-ACC honors. 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. Belton made 12 starts in 2024. After the season, Belton declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while also accepting an invite to play in the 2025 Senior Bowl.

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