Kenny Bell
| No. 85 Baltimore Ravens | |||
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| Position: | Wide Receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | February 25, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Boulder, Colorado | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Boulder (CO) Fairview | ||
| College: | Nebraska | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Kenny Bell (born February 25, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the Nebraska. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Early years
Bell attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball. In football, Bell helped Fairview High to a 12–1 record and a state semi-final appearance in 2009. As a junior, Bell earned first-team All-Front Range League honors, playing wingback and rushing for 958 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a senior, Bell caught 18 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns, and added an interception and kickoff return for a touchdown. He missed much of the season with an injury, but scored five touchdowns in his first five games back in action. Despite his limited action, Bell's impact was recognized, as he was a first-team All-Colorado selection and first-team Class 5A All-state pick by The Denver Post. In basketball, Bell helped his team to the state title game as a senior.
Also a standout track & field athlete, Bell was one of the state's top performers in both the sprinting and jumping events. In the long jump, he posted a personal-best leap of 7.62 meters (24–9),[1] while in the high jump he had a best of 2.02 meters (6–7.25).[2] He also ran the 100-meter dash in 10.8 seconds.[3]
Bell was ranked among the top 10 players in Colorado, and was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. Bell committed to play college football at Nebraska after also visiting Minnesota and Texas Tech.[4] He also had offers from several other schools, including Colorado, Cal, Arizona and Arizona State.[5]
College career
Bell attended Nebraska from 2010 to 2014. As a freshman he was redshirted. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he played in all 13 games making 11 starts. He led the team with 32 receptions for 461 yards and three touchdowns.[6] He became the second freshman in school history to lead the team in these categories.[7] As a sophomore in 2012, Bell started all 14 games and again led the team with 50 receptions for 863 yards and eight touchdowns. As a junior he played in all 13 games and for the third straight year led the team with 51 receptions for 577 yards and four touchdowns.
Bell set numerous Nebraska records his senior season in 2014.[8] Against Rutgers he broke the career receptions record which had been held by Nate Swift.[9][10] A few weeks later against Wisconsin he broke Johnny Rodgers career receiving yards record. He played in all 13 games that year and for the fourth straight season he led the team in receiving, becoming the first player in school history to do so all four years. For the season he had 47 receptions for 788 yards and six touchdowns. Bell ended his career with 181 receptions for 2,689 yards and 21 touchdowns.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 197 lb | 4.38 s | 1.47 s | 2.54 s | 4.15 s | 6.66 s | 41.5 in | 10 ft 9 in | 7 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine except 40 yd dash from Nebraska Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Bell in the 5th round of the 2015 NFL Draft at pick 162, using the pick they acquired from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Jeremy Zuttah. He spent the 2015 season on the Buccaneers' injured reserve list following a preseason hamstring injury; he did not have any catches in the first two preseason games.[11]
On September 3, 2016 he was released by the Buccaneers as part of final roster cuts.[12]
Baltimore Ravens
On October 5, 2016, Bell was signed to the Ravens' practice squad.[13]
Personal
His father, Ken Bell, played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos.[14]
References
- ↑ "Broomfield Shootout 2010 – Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
- ↑ "Front Range Conference Meet 2010 – Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
- ↑ "Thornton HS Last Chance Meet". Colorado Track XC.
- ↑ "Fairview's Kenny Bell commits to play football at Nebraska". dailycamera.com.
- ↑ "Kenny Bell". yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Football: Fairview grad Kenny Bell primed to back up breakout season". bocopreps.com.
- ↑ "Freshman Bell comes on strong for Huskers". The Grand Island Independent.
- ↑ "Nebraska Cornhusker Kenny Bell's career full of fun and heartbreak – Big Ten Blog – ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Kenny Bell's No. 1, but it's beside his point". Omaha.com.
- ↑ Brian Christopherson – Lincoln Journal Star. "Bell grabs record, tries to soak up every moment of senior season". JournalStar.com.
- ↑ http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/09/04/tampa-bay-buccaneers-kenny-bell-injured-reserve-list
- ↑ Smith, Scott. "Bucs Trim Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ↑ Mink, Ryan (October 5, 2016). "RAVENS PROMOTE TE DANIEL BROWN TO 53-MAN ROSTER". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ↑ "Kenny Bell Follows His Father's Footsteps". proplayerinsiders.com.