Daniel Bell (Canadian football)

Daniel Bell

Bell with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024
No. 48 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position	Defensive back
Roster status	Active
CFL status	National
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 24) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
University	Mount Allison
CFL draft	2024: 4th round, 34th overall pick
Career history
2024–present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Stats at CFL.ca

Daniel Bell (born May 17, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

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]}

Professional career

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]

References

1. "Daniel Bell". Mount Allison Mounties . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
2. "Football Mountie Dan Bell selected in CFL draft". Mount Allison Mounties. May 1, 2024.
3. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign seven, including first-round draft pick Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay". 3DownNation. May 9, 2024.
4. "Daniel Bell". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved January 5, 2025.

External links

• Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio