Player Career

Brian Bell Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brian Bell story

Brian Bell built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Valdosta, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Brian Bell's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brian Bell's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: Brian Bell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Akron

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonAkron0
2016 Regular SeasonAkron426.764
2017 PostseasonAkron4.521.44.90.5
2017 Regular SeasonAkron4.521.44.90
2018 Regular SeasonAkron11.5417.37

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs App State

Week 4 · L 38-45

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 3 · W 39-34

5

Havoc Plays

81.9 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.

#3

vs Northern Illinois

Week 10 · L 26-36 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#4

vs Buffalo

Week 9 · W 21-20 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

79.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.

#5

@ Bowling Green

Week 5 · W 34-23 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Akron

11.5 primary output · 41 efficiency · 7.3 usage

58.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Akron

30.9

4 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Akron

28.5

4.5 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

3

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games