Player Career

Ben Bell Career Story

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

Player Story

Ben Bell story

Ben Bell built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Cedar Park, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Louisiana Tech, Texas State, and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Ben Bell's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Ben Bell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2022-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Virginia Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech05.61.1
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech11.525.38.411.5
2022 Regular SeasonTexas State917.75.3-2.5
2023 PostseasonTexas State3241.31223
2023 Regular SeasonTexas State3241.3120
2024 Regular SeasonTexas State16.551.112.7-15.5
2025 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1425.68.9-2.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Louisiana Tech to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted21.2Apr 1, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Southern Miss

Week 5 · W 50-36 · Conference game

Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6.5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Arizona State

Week 3 · L 28-31

6

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 55 NC State

Week 5 · W 23-21 · Conference game

4.5

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 1 · W 45-21 · Postseason

5

Havoc Plays

86.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Troy

Week 9 · L 13-31 · Conference game

5.5

Havoc Plays

86.5 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Texas State

32 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 12 usage

72.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Texas State

72.3

32 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 12 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Texas State

69.6

16.5 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 12.7 usage

Milestones

15

Impact games

17

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games