Player Dossier

2020-2025

Louisiana 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 20.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.7

Efficiency

39.8

Consistency

70.9

Season Value

35.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Louisiana Tech • Texas State • Virginia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ben Bell, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Texas State. Ben Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Texas State paired 26 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

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 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Texas State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

2.6

Efficiency

39.8

Usage

11.7

Consistency

70.9

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 4. UTSA: 2.5. Arizona State: 4. Arkansas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 52.5. UTSA: 4 by 41.7. Arizona State: 5 by 60.8. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=2
First Half3.3 · n=2 · +1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · n=2 · -1.3 vs First Half
All Games2.6 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arizona State

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Arizona State

Result
Sat 10/12vs Arkansas StateW 41-911000
Thu 9/12vs Arizona StateSplash gameL 28-3152211
Sat 9/7vs UTSASplash gameW 49-10422.5000
Sun 9/1vs Unknown311.501.501

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 Progression

2020202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech05.61.1
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech9.5239.69.5
2022 Regular SeasonTexas State5144.7-4.5
2023 PostseasonTexas State2637.912.421
2023 Regular SeasonTexas State2637.912.40
2024 Regular SeasonTexas State10.539.811.7-15.5
2025 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech820.67.8-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Rice

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.7 takeover score.

#2

Troy

5.5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.7 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#4

Virginia

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Texas State

26 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 12.4 usage

38.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Texas State

38.5

26 primary · 37.9 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Texas State

35.8

10.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8333

Cedar Park · Cedar Park, TX

Committed To
Louisiana Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

166

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 52 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ben Bell quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
166