Player Dossier

2010-2014

Nebraska

Kenny Bell

WR • 6'1" • Boulder, CO, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Kenny Bell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

19%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

67

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Kenny Bell built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Boulder, CO wearing No. 80, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Kenny Bell's career was his receiving role: 181...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8756

Fairview · Boulder, CO

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 26
Overall
No. 162
NFL Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kenny Bell, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Nebraska. Kenny Bell reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,689
Receptions
181
Touchdowns
23
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2014 · Nebraska · Player Highlight

Kenny Bell college highlights at Nebraska.

Season
2014
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Kenny Bell quick answers

Latest team and position
Nebraska · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,689
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Nebraska
Top game
Iowa
Recruit profile
3-star · Fairview · Nebraska
High school pipeline
Fairview · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 5 · Pick 26 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Latest roster
No. 80 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
788 receiving yards · WR 74th (top 8%) · Big Ten 8th (top 4%) · National 74th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska0-00-
2011 PostseasonNebraska12353166.5
2011 Regular SeasonNebraska1229408366.5
2012 PostseasonNebraska13460082.3
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska1346803882.3
2013 PostseasonNebraska13111073.7
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska1351566573.7
2014 PostseasonNebraska13771183.4
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska1340717583.4

Related Context

Kenny Bell played WR for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kenny Bell recorded 109 rushing yards, 2,689 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Nebraska.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Nebraska paired 788 primary output with 83.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2011 Postseason · Nebraska

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

38.4

Efficiency

78.5

Usage

20.8

Consistency

64.8

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 53. Fresno State: 42. Washington: 59. Wyoming: 20. Wisconsin: 9. Ohio State: 33. Minnesota: 25. Michigan State: 19. Northwestern: 58. Penn State: 42. Michigan: 8. Iowa: 93

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. South Carolina: 3 by 100. Fresno State: 1 by 100. Washington: 2 by 100. Wyoming: 2 by 66.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 60. Ohio State: 3 by 73.3. Minnesota: 4 by 41.7. Michigan State: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 5 by 77.3. Penn State: 4 by 70. Michigan: 1 by 53.3. Iowa: 5 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins41.6 · Games = 8 · +9.6 vs Losses
Losses32 · Games = 4 · -9.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

100 vs South Carolina

Result
Mon 1/2@ South CarolinaL 13-3035316.817.70130
Fri 11/25vs IowaW 20-759318.618.60028
Sat 11/19@ MichiganL 17-45188808
Sat 11/12@ Penn StateW 17-1444210.510.50024
Sat 11/5vs NorthwesternL 25-2855811.611.60117
Sat 10/29vs Michigan StateW 24-311911.519019
Sat 10/22@ MinnesotaW 41-1442521.46.3009
Sun 10/9vs Ohio StateW 34-273331111020
Sun 10/2@ WisconsinL 17-48199909
Sat 9/24@ WyomingW 38-142201010112
Sat 9/17vs WashingtonW 51-3825929.529.50050
Sat 9/10vs Fresno StateW 42-291424242042

Player Story

Kenny Bell story

Kenny Bell built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Boulder, CO wearing No. 80, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Kenny Bell's career was his receiving role: 181 catches, 2,689 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 109 rushing yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 109 rushing yards and 1,282 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kenny 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.

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    Nebraska

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112011201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2011 PostseasonNebraska46178.520.8461
2011 Regular SeasonNebraska46178.520.80
2012 PostseasonNebraska86389.922.2402
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska86389.922.20
2013 PostseasonNebraska57776.124.3-286
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska57776.124.30
2014 PostseasonNebraska78883.126.5211
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska78883.126.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 13 · W 20-7 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 12 · W 38-14 · Conference game

136

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 6 · L 38-63 · Conference game

133

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Illinois

Week 5 · W 45-14 · Conference game

105

Receiving Yards

96.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Illinois

Week 6 · W 39-19 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

93.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Nebraska

788 primary output · 83.1 efficiency · 26.5 usage

83.4

#2

2014 Regular Season · Nebraska

83.4

788 primary · 83.1 efficiency · 26.5 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Nebraska

82.3

863 primary · 89.9 efficiency · 22.2 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games