Chris Bell
Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Career Summary
Chris Bell is a Yazoo City, Mississippi, wide receiver who starred at Louisville before Miami selected him in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Bell played four seasons at Louisville and was chosen 94th overall by the Dolphins.
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Early Life
Bell is from Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Louisville listed Bell's hometown as Yazoo City, Mississippi.
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High School
Bell attended Greenville Christian School.
Louisville listed Greenville Christian as Bell's last school before he joined the Cardinals.
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College Career
Bell played in 47 games with 36 starts over four Louisville seasons.
He finished with 151 receptions for 2,166 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 2025 senior season produced 72 catches, 917 yards, and six touchdowns in 11 games.
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Path to the NFL
Bell's improving four-year Louisville career led to his selection by Miami.
Bell started 13 games in 2024 and earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2025. Miami selected him 94th overall.
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NFL Career
Miami selected Bell in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft and activated him from the non-football injury list in August 2026.
The Dolphins made Bell the 94th overall pick. In August, Miami announced that he had been activated from the NFI list.
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Career Accomplishments
Bell earned first-team All-ACC recognition in 2025 and was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist.
He led Louisville in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns as a senior and recorded five 100-yard receiving games in his career.
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Playing Style
Bell is a physical receiver with documented catch-point, run-after-catch, and explosive-play production.
Miami described Bell as compactly built, able to bounce off tacklers, and capable of winning at the catch point. The team cited 372 yards after the catch in 2025 and 33 catches on 59 contested opportunities in his career.
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32482, 00-0041525, 6/7/2004, Chris Bell, Chris, Bell
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