Kenny Bell
| No. 80 | |
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| Position: | Boulder (CO) Fairview |
| College: | Nebraska |
| NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Kenny Bell (born February 25, 1992) is a former
Early years
Bell attended
Also a standout track & field athlete, Bell was one of the state's top performers in both the sprinting and jumping events. In the
Bell was ranked among the top 10 players in the state of 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
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. Bell earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors after recording 47 receptions for 788 yards with six touchdowns. Bell started 49-of-53 games played at the University of Nebraska, finishing his career ranked first in school history in receptions (181) and receiving yards (2,689) as well as third in receiving touchdowns (21). He made the most starts on offense (49) in school history and posted 51 kickoff returns for 1,277 yards (25.0 avg.) with one touchdown during his career.[11]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.38 s | 1.47 s | 2.54 s | 4.15 s | 6.66 s | 41.5 in (1.05 m) |
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
7 reps | |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The
Baltimore Ravens
On October 5, 2016, Bell was signed to the Ravens' practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2017.[18]
On August 18, 2017, Bell was
Denver Broncos
On January 17, 2018, Bell signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[21] He was waived/injured on August 3, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[22] He was released four days later.
Salt Lake Stallions
In October 2018, Bell joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[23] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[24]
Personal life
His father, Ken Bell, played for the Broncos from 1986 to 1989, totaling more than 2,000 career yards in kickoff returns.[25]
He is canonically included in the
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. January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Kenny Bell". yahoo.com.
- ^ "Football: Fairview grad Kenny Bell primed to back up breakout season". bocopreps.com. July 30, 2012.
- ^ "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. November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Kenny Bell's No. 1, but it's beside his point". Omaha.com. October 25, 2014.
- ^ Brian Christopherson – Lincoln Journal Star (October 25, 2014). "Bell grabs record, tries to soak up every moment of senior season". JournalStar.com.
- ^ http://files.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/email_blast/2018_Denver_Broncos_Media_Guide_a.pdf Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Kenny Bell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kenny Bell, Nebraska, WR, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Bucs put WR Kenny Bell on injured reserve". September 4, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2016). "Bucs Trim Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (October 5, 2016). "Ravens Promote TE Daniel Brown To 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ Downing, Garrett (January 2, 2017). "Ravens Sign Six Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (August 18, 2017). "Ravens Bring Back Center Jeremy Zuttah To Bolster Thin Interior Offensive Line". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (October 24, 2017). "Ravens Bring Back Wide Receiver to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Broncos sign three players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. January 17, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 3, 2018). "Broncos sign WR Bryce Bobo, waive/injured WR Kenny Bell". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "AAF Player Profile: Kenny Bell – Salt Lake Stallions, WR". Big Rod, Bear, and The Basement Boys Show. October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Kenny Bell Follows His Father's Footsteps". proplayerinsiders.com. February 20, 2015.