Defensive back, UCF (from Memphis), 2022–26
D.J. Bell
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pensacola, FL
D.J. Bell plays defensive back for UCF, after Memphis (2022–24). Last time out, at Oklahoma State: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
10 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Oklahoma State, L 28–42
Next game: vs. BYU, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Memphis | 5 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Memphis | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Memphis | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | UCF | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | UCF | 5 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 185 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 UCF 4 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 7–12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Georgia State | W 44–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | W 21–13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Oklahoma State | L 28–42 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UCF 9 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 17–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 68–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. North Carolina | W 34–9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Kansas | L 20–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Baylor | L 3–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Houston | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Texas Tech | L 9–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 17–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at BYU | L 21–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Memphis 5 games, 16 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Alabama | W 40–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 24–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. North Texas | W 52–44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Charlotte | W 33–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at UTSA | L 36–44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2023 Memphis 7 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 56–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Arkansas State | W 37–3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Navy | W 28–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Tulane | L 21–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at UAB | W 45–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorth Texas | W 45–42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | at Iowa State | W 36–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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