Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Michigan State
Malcolm Bell
DB • 6'2" • 188 lbs • Montreal, PQ, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malcolm Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Malcolm Bell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Montreal, PQ wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State and UConn. The clearest part of Malcolm Bell's career was his...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Malcolm Bell, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Malcolm Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 141
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
Malcolm Bell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clarkson Football North · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Clarkson Football North · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 148th (top 16%) · Big Ten 82nd (top 11%) · National 638th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 36 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 41.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 49 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 56.9 |
Related Context
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Malcolm Bell played DB for UConn and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malcolm Bell recorded 141 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 12 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UConn, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
27
Usage
5.8
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 0. Boston College: 0. Youngstown State: 1.5. USC: 0. Nebraska: 1. UCLA: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan: 0.5. Minnesota: 3. Penn State: 1. Iowa: 3. Maryland: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Youngstown State: 3 by 27.5. USC: 5 by 20.8. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 2 by 13.3. Minnesota: 7 by 59.2. Penn State: 8 by 43.3. Iowa: 5 by 50.8. Maryland: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 38-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ IowaSplash game | L 17-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 20-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Nebraska | L 27-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USC | L 31-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown State | W 41-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malcolm Bell story
Malcolm Bell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Montreal, PQ wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State and UConn. The clearest part of Malcolm Bell's career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 19 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Michigan State. 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 Malcolm Bell's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State and UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Malcolm 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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UConn
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 9.2 | 2.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 8.5 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 5.5 | 17.2 | 3.6 | -3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 4 | 21.2 | 2.9 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 27 | 5.8 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 10 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 12 Iowa
Week 13 · L 17-20 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 4 · L 7-41
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Boston College
Week 9 · L 14-21
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 7 · L 21-25
3
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
12 primary output · 27 efficiency · 5.8 usage
56.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · UConn
41.6
8.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UConn
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5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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