David Bell

WR

#18

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 23

Weight: 212 lbs

College: Purdue

2023 SEASON

REC

14
YDS

167
AVG

11.93
TDS

3

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WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1	Bengals	W 24 - 3	0	0		0	0
2	@Steelers	L 22 - 26	3	27	9	14	0
3	Titans	W 27 - 3
4	Ravens	L 3 - 28
6	49ers	W 19 - 17	1	6	6	6	0
7	@Colts	W 39 - 38
8	@Seahawks	L 20 - 24
9	Cardinals	W 27 - 0
10	@Ravens	W 33 - 31
11	Steelers	W 13 - 10
12	@Broncos	L 12 - 29	0	0		0	0
13	@Rams	L 19 - 36	2	12	6	6	0
14	Jaguars	W 31 - 27	1	41	41	41	1
15	Bears	W 20 - 17
16	@Texans	W 36 - 22	1	6	6	6	0
17	Jets	W 37 - 20	2	7	3.5	6	0
18	@Bengals	L 14 - 31	4	68	17	31	2

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2022	Cleveland Browns	16	3	24	214	8.9	20	0
2023	Cleveland Browns	15	3	14	167	11.9	41	3
TOTAL		31	6	38	381	10.4	41	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (99th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Key Notes

Recorded 14 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games (three starts) in 2023.
Registered first career touchdown following a 41-yard fourth quarter score on a fourth-and-three vs. Jax (12/10).
Set career-highs with 68 receiving yards and first career multiple touchdown game (2) at Cin. (1/7).
Led the team with eight receptions during the Wild Card game at Houston (1/13), tied for the second most receptions by a Brown in a postseason game.
Appeared in 16 games with three starts as a rookie in 2022, recording 24 receptions for 214 yards.
Started 26 of 29 games over three seasons for the Boilermakers from 2019-21. Concluded collegiate career with 232 catches for 2,946 yards and 21 touchdowns. Led the Big Ten in receptions per game (8.5) and receiving yards per game (116.9) in 2021 en route to being named the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year for the conference.
Set a Purdue record with 17 career 100-yard receiving games, which included seven during his 2021 All-American season, where he posted the second-highest single season receiving yardage total in school history with 1,286.

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (99th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Key Notes

Recorded 14 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games (three starts) in 2023.
Registered first career touchdown following a 41-yard fourth quarter score on a fourth-and-three vs. Jax (12/10).
Set career-highs with 68 receiving yards and first career multiple touchdown game (2) at Cin. (1/7).
Led the team with eight receptions during the Wild Card game at Houston (1/13), tied for the second most receptions by a Brown in a postseason game.
Appeared in 16 games with three starts as a rookie in 2022, recording 24 receptions for 214 yards.
Started 26 of 29 games over three seasons for the Boilermakers from 2019-21. Concluded collegiate career with 232 catches for 2,946 yards and 21 touchdowns. Led the Big Ten in receptions per game (8.5) and receiving yards per game (116.9) in 2021 en route to being named the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year for the conference.
Set a Purdue record with 17 career 100-yard receiving games, which included seven during his 2021 All-American season, where he posted the second-highest single season receiving yardage total in school history with 1,286.

Personal

Native of Indianapolis, Ind. and attended Warren Central High School.
Led his high school football and basketball teams to undefeated state championship seasons. The basketball team went 32-0 and he made the game-winning shot as time expired in the championship game against teammate RT Dawand Jones.
Named Indiana's 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year.
Majored in financial counseling and planning at Purdue. Interns with a financial advisor during the offseason.

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Position Review: Wide Receiver

Nathan takes a look at the wide receiver room in this position review edition of the 2 Minute Drill!

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Cleveland Browns Daily - David Bell joins the show live in studio

Browns rookie WR David Bell sits down with Nathan Zegura and Beau Bishop live in studio. The guys also hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah alongside Myles Garrett at the podium.

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David Bell: "Each and every day I progress."

Rookie wide receiver David Bell addressed the media on June 15, 2022 after the team's practice at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. David discusses his transition to the NFL, what he's working on and his excitement to take a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Cleveland Browns Daily - DC Joe Woods gives us his state of the Browns defense

Browns DC Joe Woods gives Zegura the complete state of the Browns defense as the off-season program comes to a close plus hear from HC Kevin Stefanski and WR David Bell after mini camp practice number two!

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Cleveland Browns Daily - David Bell and Alex Wright join the show

What a Friday edition of the program for you kids! LB Coach Jason Tarver drops by to kick off the show plus it's the CBD debuts for rookie WR David Bell and Edge Rusher Alex Wright as both go one on one with Zegura at rookie minicamp! All that AND we break down the Browns 2022/23 schedule and the NFL schedule as a whole.