Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Virginia Tech
Ben Bell
DL • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Cedar Park, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ben Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech • Texas State • Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Ben Bell, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State. Ben Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 166
- TFL
- 36.5
- Sacks
- 20.5
- QB hurries
- 24
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Ben Bell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas State
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cedar Park · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Park · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DL 54th (top 5%) · ACC 122nd (top 16%) · National 912th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 11 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 35.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas State | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 13 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 6 | - | 0 | 72.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 69.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 40 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 45.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 21.2 | Apr 1, 2022 |
Ben Bell played DL for Louisiana Tech, Texas State, and Virginia Tech. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ben Bell recorded 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas State paired 32 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.1 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisiana Tech, Texas State, Virginia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Texas State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
4.1
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
12.7
Consistency
75.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Lamar: 4. UTSA: 5.5. Arizona State: 6. Arkansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Lamar: 3 by 52.5. UTSA: 4 by 66.7. Arizona State: 5 by 70.8. Arkansas State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.5 · Games = 3 · -2.5 vs Losses
Losses6 · Games = 1 · +2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Arizona State
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
Louisiana Tech
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2022-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Virginia Tech
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 11.5 | 25.3 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 9 | 17.7 | 5.3 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas State | 32 | 41.3 | 12 | 23 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 32 | 41.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 16.5 | 51.1 | 12.7 | -15.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 14 | 25.6 | 8.9 | -2.5 |
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
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