Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Penn State
Brandon Bell
LB • 6'1" • Mays Landing, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
87
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Brandon Bell built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Bell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Brandon Bell, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. Brandon Bell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 89
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Brandon Bell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 89
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oakcrest · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Oakcrest · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 89 tackles · LB 101st (top 10%) · Big Ten 18th (top 3%) · National 138th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 88 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon Bell played LB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Bell recorded 89 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Penn State paired 17.5 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Penn State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
49.2
Usage
15.7
Consistency
51.2
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 1. Kent State: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Ohio State: 3. Purdue: 1. Iowa: 0.5. Indiana: 3.5. Rutgers: 3. Michigan State: 1.5. Wisconsin: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 1 by 14.2. Kent State: 8 by 43.3. Pittsburgh: 9 by 37.5. Ohio State: 18 by 80. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Iowa: 3 by 17.5. Indiana: 9 by 72.5. Rutgers: 5 by 50.8. Michigan State: 18 by 65. Wisconsin: 13 by 80
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 8 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
80 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs USC | L 49-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-31 | 13 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles | W 45-12 | 18 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 39-0 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 45-31 | 9 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | W 41-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Purdue | W 62-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-21 | 18 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Pittsburgh | L 39-42 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Kent State | W 33-13 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Bell story
Brandon Bell built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Mays Landing, NJ wearing No. 11, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Brandon Bell's career was his defensive production: 89 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Brandon Bell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 17.5 | 49.2 | 15.7 | 16.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 17.5 | 49.2 | 15.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 11 · W 45-31 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 14 · W 38-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 8 · W 24-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 39-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · W 45-12 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Penn State
17.5 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 15.7 usage
75.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
75.1
17.5 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
41.9
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
4
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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