David Bell (American football)

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David Bell
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Bell with the Cleveland Browns in 2023
No. 18 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-14) December 14, 2000 (age 23)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Warren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College: Purdue (2019–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / Round: 3 / Pick: 99
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:38
Receiving yards:381
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

David Kyreem Bell (born December 14, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue and was selected by the Browns in the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Bell grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Warren Central High School. [1] [2] As a junior, Bell recorded 52 catches for 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns. [3] [4] He was also a member of Warren Central's undefeated Class 4A State Championship Basketball team. [5] As a senior, Bell caught 85 passes for 1,542 yards and 22 touchdowns and was named the Marion County Athlete of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year by The Indianapolis Star as well as the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year as the Warriors went on to win the 6A State Title. [6] [7] Rated the best recruit in Indiana by several outlets,[ which? ] Bell committed to play college football at Purdue over offers from Penn State and Ohio State during the All-American Bowl. [8]

College career

Bell became a starter at wide receiver as a true freshman. Bell was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week four times, including after catching nine passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns on October 12, 2019, against Maryland. [9] He finished the season with 86 receptions for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. [10]

Bell was named the Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for the first week of his sophomore season after catching 13 passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–20 win over Iowa. [11] He was named first-team All-Big Ten after catching 53 passes for 625 yards and eight touchdowns over six games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [12] As a junior, Bell repeated as a first-team All-Big Ten selection and the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year. [13] He was named as a Consensus All-American for 2021. [14]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
Purdue Boilermakers
2019 129861,03512.073124.01
2020 665362511.88000.00
2021 1111931,28613.8633913.00
Career 29262322,94612.7216518.51

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
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		212 lb
(96 kg)		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.65 s1.56 s2.66 s4.57 s7.14 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from NFL Combine [15] [16]

Bell was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 99th overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. [17] He finished his rookie season with 24 receptions for 214 receiving yards in 16 games and three starts. [18]

On December 10, 2023, Bell caught the first touchdown of his career on a 41–yard reception from Joe Flacco against the Jacksonville Jaguars. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ White, Jack (January 2, 2019). "Warren Central's David Bell knows his college choice". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Dochterman, Scott (November 1, 2018). "Now a recruiting player in Indianapolis, Iowa hopes four-star WR David Bell is the next Indy prospect to head its way". The Athletic . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Stu (March 12, 2018). "2019 4-Star WR David Bell Enjoying Success On Basketball Court Too". Rivals.com . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Donohue, Tyler (December 13, 2017). "Penn State recruiting: Nittany Lions extend new offers; commits rise in rankings". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Tannebaum, Taylor (February 28, 2019). "Warren Central's David Bell is February's Student Athlete of the Month". WTHR. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (December 6, 2018). "Warren Central's David Bell named Indiana's top football player". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Doyel, Gregg (November 24, 2018). "From urgent care to state champ, hobbled David Bell does enough to lead No. 11 Warren Central". USA Today . Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Purdue is missing one of the nation's top WRs, but David Bell is answering the call". Indianapolis Star . October 12, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Bell Becomes Big Ten Receiver of the Year, O'Connell Named All-B1G". Purdue Boilermakers Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Consensus All-America Teams (2020–2022)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "David Bell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  16. ↑ "David Bell, Purdue, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. ↑ Poisal, Anthony (April 29, 2022). "Browns select WR David Bell with No. 99 pick in 2022 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ "David Bell 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  19. ↑ "3 Big Takeaways: WR David Bell with first career touchdown against the Jaguars". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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