Ronnie Bell (American football)
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Bell playing with Michigan against Michigan State in 2019
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Date of birth: | January 28, 2000 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
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High school: | Park Hill (Kansas City, Missouri) |
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College: | Michigan (2018–2022) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 7 / Pick: 253 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Ronald Bell (born January 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning offensive rookie of the year in 2018, and named an All-Big Ten selection in 2022. He was selected by the 49ers in the 2023 NFL draft.
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Early years
Bell was a multi-sport athlete at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Missouri. As a senior, he caught 89 passes for 1,605 yards and 21 touchdowns, but he was not ranked in the top 1,000 high school football recruits. He originally committed as a basketball player to Missouri State University. After initially receiving no Division I FBS scholarship offers to play football, he was recruited late by Jim Harbaugh and in December 2017 committed to play football for the University of Michigan.[1][2]
College career
Bell enrolled at Michigan in 2018. As a freshman, he had eight receptions for 145 yards and two touchdowns, including a 56-yard touchdown reception against Nebraska.[3] At the end of the 2018 season, he received the offensive rookie of the year award.[4]
As a sophomore in 2019, Bell led the team with 81 receiving yards against Army, 81 yards against Wisconsin, 83 yards against Rutgers, 98 yards against Illinois, and 82 yards against Penn State.[4] After dropping a game-tying pass in the end zone in the closing minutes against Penn State, Bell received national attention for the angry reaction by a Michigan fan and the subsequent rally of fan support behind him.[5][6][7]
Against Michigan State on November 16, 2019, Bell had a career-high 150 receiving yards (117 in the first half) on nine catches.[8][9] For the 2019 season, he was the Wolverines' leading receiver with 48 receptions for 758 yards.[10] Following the 2019 season, Bell was named an honorable mention all-conference selection by the media.[11]
In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, he was Michigan's leading receiver for the second consecutive year with 26 receptions and 401 receiving yards.[12]
Bell's 2021 season ended when he sustained a knee injury in the season opener.[13]
Against Indiana on October 8, 2022, Bell caught 11 passes for 121 yards.[14] During the 2022 regular season, Bell was the team's leading receiver for the third time in his career with 62 receptions and 889 receiving yards.[15]
College statistics
Season | Team | Conf | G | Receiving | Rushing | Returns | |||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
2018 | Michigan | Big Ten | 13 | 8 | 145 | 18.1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 |
2019 | Michigan | Big Ten | 13 | 48 | 758 | 15.8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 0 |
2020 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6 | 26 | 401 | 15.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 |
2022 | Michigan | Big Ten | 14 | 62 | 889 | 14.3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
Career | 47 | 145 | 2,269 | 15.6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 | 203 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
All values from Michigan Athletics[16] |
Professional career
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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5 ft 11 5/8 in | 191 lb | 31 in | 9 1/2 in | 4.54 s | 1.52 s | 2.57 s | 4.04 s | 6.62 s | 38.5 in | 10 ft 0 in | 14 reps | ||||||||
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Bell was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round, 253rd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[19] He was the last of nine Wolverines drafted in 2023.[20]
During a Week 3 30–12 victory over the New York Giants, Bell caught his first pass, a 9-yard touchdown reception, from quarterback Brock Purdy. Bell finished the game with two receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown.[21] In Week 18 in a 21–20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Bell had a career high 5 targets, thanks to the 49ers sitting their best players due to already clinching the #1 seed in the National Football Conference. He only had one catch, a 5-yard touchdown.[22][23] He appeared in all 17 games as rookie. He finished with six receptions for 68 yards and three touchdowns.[24]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2023 | SF | 14 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 14 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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