Player Dossier

2010-2012

Michigan State

Le'Veon Bell

RB • 6'2" • Columbus, OH, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Le'Veon Bell leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Player Story

Le'Veon Bell built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 24, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Le'Veon Bell's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8189

Groveport Madison · Groveport, OH

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Le'Veon Bell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Michigan State. Le'Veon Bell leans workhorse runner traits and 47.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,877
Rushing yards
3,346
Receiving yards
531
Touchdowns
34
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Le'Veon Bell college highlights at Michigan State.

Season
2012
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Le'Veon Bell quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,877
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Minnesota
Recruit profile
3-star · Groveport Madison · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Groveport Madison · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 24 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
1,960 scrimmage yards · RB 8th (top 2%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2010 PostseasonMichigan State1313130042
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State1368959297842
2011 PostseasonMichigan State14874839268.6
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State141,1289002281168.6
2012 PostseasonMichigan State1315814513178.8
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State131,8021,6481541278.8

Related Context

Le'Veon Bell played RB for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Le'Veon Bell recorded 29 passing yards, 3,346 rushing yards, and 531 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Michigan State paired 1,960 primary output with 47.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

150.8

Efficiency

47.1

Usage

56.7

Consistency

68

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 158. Boise State: 265. Central Michigan: 70. Notre Dame: 97. Eastern Michigan: 245. Ohio State: 103. Indiana: 128. Iowa: 140. Michigan: 73. Wisconsin: 85. Nebraska: 188. Northwestern: 133. Minnesota: 275

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 34 by 47.7. Boise State: 50 by 51.9. Central Michigan: 19 by 39.7. Notre Dame: 23 by 42.9. Eastern Michigan: 37 by 71.5. Ohio State: 25 by 33.7. Indiana: 40 by 33.8. Iowa: 29 by 50.3. Michigan: 28 by 27.2. Wisconsin: 25 by 37.1. Nebraska: 36 by 54.4. Northwestern: 32 by 43.3. Minnesota: 36 by 79.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins175.1 · Games = 7 · +52.8 vs Losses
Losses122.3 · Games = 6 · -52.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

79.3 vs Minnesota

Result
Sun 12/30vs TCU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 17-16321454.5012134.6
Sat 11/24@ Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 26-10352667.601197.6
Sat 11/17vs Northwestern100 rush yardsL 20-23321334.2004.2
Sat 11/3vs Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 24-28361885.2025.2
Sat 10/27@ WisconsinW 16-1321773.700483.4
Sat 10/20@ MichiganL 10-1226682.600252.6
Sat 10/13vs Iowa100 rush yardsL 16-19291404.8014.8
Sat 10/6@ Indiana100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 31-27371213.302373.2
Sat 9/29vs Ohio StateL 16-1717452.6008584.1
Sat 9/22vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 23-736253711-86.6
Sun 9/16vs Notre DameL 3-2019774.1004204.2
Sat 9/8@ Central Michigan2+ TDW 41-718703.902103.7
Sat 9/1vs Boise State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 17-13442104.8026555.3

Player Story

Le'Veon Bell story

Le'Veon Bell built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Columbus, OH wearing No. 24, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Le'Veon Bell's career was his backfield work: 3,346 rushing yards, 671 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 531 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Michigan State. 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 29 passing yards, 531 receiving yards, and 237 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.

The arc is straightforward: Le'Veon 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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    Michigan State

    2010-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 PostseasonMichigan State70247.617.5
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State70247.617.50
2011 PostseasonMichigan State1,21555.628.8513
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State1,21555.628.80
2012 PostseasonMichigan State1,96047.156.7745
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State1,96047.156.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Minnesota

Week 13 · W 26-10 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

275

Scrimmage Yards

93.1 takeover

275 scrimmage yards and 64.3 usage.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 11 · W 37-21 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

161 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 4 · W 23-7

245

Scrimmage Yards

86.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

245 scrimmage yards and 62.7 usage.

#4

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 38-14

141

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

141 scrimmage yards and 20.4 usage.

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game

134

Scrimmage Yards

83.7 takeover

Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

134 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Michigan State

1,960 primary output · 47.1 efficiency · 56.7 usage

78.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Michigan State

78.8

1,960 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 56.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Michigan State

68.6

1,215 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 28.8 usage

Milestones

12

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

10

2+ TD games