Education
Bell attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball.
Bell attended Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball.
He played college football at the University of Nebraska from 2010-2014 where he currently hold records for career receiving yards (2,689) and career receptions (181). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft. 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), while in the high jump he had a best of 2.02 meters (6–725). He also ran the 100-meter dash in 10.8 seconds. Recruiting
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 Technology
He also had offers from several other schools, including Colorado, Cal, Arizona and Arizona State. 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.
He became the second freshman in school history to lead the team in these categories. 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.
Against Rutgers he broke the career receptions record which had been held by Nate Swift. 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. Foreign 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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
= 2015 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. His father, Ken Bell, played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos.