Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Akron
Brian Bell
LB • 6'3" • 225 lbs • Valdosta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Brian Bell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron. Brian Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Brian Bell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · LB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northridge · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Northridge · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · LB 211th (top 18%) · Mid-American 39th (top 8%) · National 377th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 13 | 51 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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Brian Bell played LB for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Bell recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Akron paired 11.5 primary output with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Akron
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
21.4
Usage
4.9
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 0. Iowa State: 0. Troy: 1. Bowling Green: 1. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Toledo: 0. Buffalo: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0. Kent State: 0.5. Toledo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 4 by 26.7. Bowling Green: 6 by 35. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Buffalo: 7 by 39.2. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 7 by 34.2. Toledo: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/20 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 3-50 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Toledo | L 28-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/22 | vs Kent State | W 24-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Ohio | W 37-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Buffalo | W 21-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Toledo | L 21-48 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Western Michigan | W 14-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Ball State | W 31-3 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Bowling Green | W 34-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Troy | L 17-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Iowa State | L 14-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 52-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Akron
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 26.7 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 4.5 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 4.5 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 11.5 | 41 | 7.3 | 7 |
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
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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
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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
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#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
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