Biography

BIOGRAPHY

David Bell was born December 14, 2000, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a starter at wide receiver as a true freshman. Bell was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week four times, including after catching nine passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns on October 12, 2019 against Maryland. He finished the season with 86 receptions for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Bell was named the Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for the first week of his sophomore season after catching 13 passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-20 win over Iowa. He was named first team All-Big Ten after catching 53 passes for 625 yards and eight touchdowns over six games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. As a junior, Bell repeated as a first team All-Big Ten selection and the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, David Bell was taken #99 by the Cleveland Browns.