Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Purdue
David Bell
WR • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
David Bell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
David Bell built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 3, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of David Bell's career was his receiving role: 232...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 99
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
David Bell, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue. David Bell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,946
- Receptions
- 232
- Touchdowns
- 22
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David Bell Purdue Highlights
2021 · Purdue · Player Highlight
David Bell college highlights at Purdue.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
David Bell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,946
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Warren Central · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Warren Central · 41 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 35 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Sophomore
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 1,286 receiving yards · WR 15th (top 2%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 1%) · National 15th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 86 | 1,035 | 8 | 76.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 53 | 625 | 8 | 77.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 93 | 1,286 | 6 | 83 |
Related Context
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David Bell played WR for Purdue. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Bell recorded 51 rushing yards, 2,946 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Purdue paired 1,286 primary output with 78.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
104.2
Efficiency
80.8
Usage
29.7
Consistency
81.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 121. Illinois: 122. Northwestern: 78. Minnesota: 104. Rutgers: 68. Nebraska: 132
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 13 by 62.1. Illinois: 9 by 90.4. Northwestern: 9 by 57.8. Minnesota: 8 by 86.7. Rutgers: 4 by 100. Nebraska: 10 by 88
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins121.5 · Games = 2 · +26 vs Losses
Losses95.5 · Games = 4 · -26 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Nebraska100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-37 | — | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 1 | 89 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Rutgers | L 30-37 | — | 4 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Minnesota100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-34 | — | 8 | 104 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 47 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs NorthwesternHigh volume | L 20-27 | — | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Illinois100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-24 | — | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Iowa100 receiving yards · High volume | W 24-20 | — | 13 | 121 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 3 | 22 |
Player Story
David Bell story
David Bell built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 3, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of David Bell's career was his receiving role: 232 catches, 2,946 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 51 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 51 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: David 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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Purdue
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,035 | 71.3 | 26.5 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 625 | 80.8 | 29.7 | -410 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,286 | 78.1 | 26.1 | 661 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 8 · L 20-26 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
197
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
197 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 7 · W 24-7 · Conference game
240
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
240 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 14 · L 27-37 · Conference game
132
Receiving Yards
96 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
132 receiving yards with a 88 efficiency score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
122
Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 90.4 efficiency score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 10 · W 40-29 · Conference game
217
Receiving Yards
94 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
217 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
1,286 primary output · 78.1 efficiency · 26.1 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Purdue
77.4
625 primary · 80.8 efficiency · 29.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Purdue
76.1
1,035 primary · 71.3 efficiency · 26.5 usage
Milestones
17
100+ receiving yards
17
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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