![]() Bell with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | May 17, 2001
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
University | Mount Allison |
Uniform Number | 48 |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
CFL draft | 2024, round: 4, pick: 34 |
Drafted by | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career history | |
As player | |
2024–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Daniel Bell (born May 17, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Bell played U Sports football for the Mount Allison Mounties from 2019 to 2023. [1] After sitting out in 2020 due to the cancelled 2020 U Sports football season, he played in 30 games with the team where he had 177 tackles, six interceptions, 19 tackles for loss, and seven sacks. [2] He was the AUS most outstanding defensive player in 2021 and 2023, a First Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2021, a Second Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2023, and an AUS All-Star in each of his four seasons. [2] [3]
Bell was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the fourth round, 34th overall, of the 2024 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 9, 2024. [3] He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2024 and had his professional debut on June 8, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders where he recorded one special teams tackle. [4] He played in 17 regular season games where he had ten special teams tackles. [4]