Usage Score
6.8
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.
Efficiency
27
Consistency
52.8
Season Value
27.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Scouting Read
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Malcolm Bell, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Malcolm Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
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.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
27
Usage
6.8
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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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. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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.
Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs First Half
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 | @ Minnesota | 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 Unknown | — | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UConn
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 9.2 | 3.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 7.5 | 22.5 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 5.5 | 17.2 | 3.8 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 4 | 21.2 | 3 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 27 | 6.8 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Minnesota
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#2
Ball State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#3
Iowa
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.
#4
Duke
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#5
Temple
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
12 primary output · 27 efficiency · 6.8 usage
27.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · UConn
20.1
7.5 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UConn
19.7
5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8148
Clarkson Football North · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
141
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.