How the hell am I supposed to know who this is? - Dane Belton

In an occasional feature, we briefly highlight any of the lesser-known players that make an unexpected impact during camp, preseason or the regular season.

Today, we focus on safety Dane Belton:

What he did:

Belton seems to have been making a ton of plays in camp: Sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions etc. While much of this damage has been done on the second unit, he has also been getting work with the ones.

Can he make a push to be the other starting safety along with Minkah Fitzpatrick?

Outlook:

Assuming Fitzpatrick is locked into one of those starting safety spots, Belton's competition comprises Andre Cisco, who started the first half of last year before missing the rest of the season due to injuries and Malachi Moore, who started 14 games as a rookie, mostly due to Cisco being unavailable.

While Belton has never won a full-time starter role before, he played a significant role with the Giants over the past four years, including last season when he had 120 tackles and three forced fumbles despite only starting nine games.

He's on a reasonable one-year deal but if he could make the job his, Belton has a good chance to stick around for longer - and for more money. His tackle efficiency is among the highest in the league for safeties over the past few years and head coach Aaron Glenn has has praised his ballhawking abilities (four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and six interceptions in his career despite starting only 22 games).

Let's not forget that Fitzpatrick will also cover the slot at times, so we may see situations where three or even four safeties are in the game together. With Belton's special teams abilities, that makes it more or less certain he will have a significant role to play even if he doesn't beat out Moore and Cisco.

More on Belton:

Here's our in-depth scouting report on Belton.