Receiver, Murray State, 2019–⁠23

Jacob Bell

Number: No. 17
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 177 lb
Class (2023): Junior
Hometown: Vero Beach, FL

Jacob Bell played receiver at Murray State (2019–⁠23).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

187

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Murray State	5	93	18.6	0	50
2021	Murray State	5	35	7.0	0	16
2022	Murray State	3	91	30.3	1	54
2023	Murray State	20	187	9.3	0	30
Career		33	406	12.3	1	54

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2019	Murray State	17	WR	Yr 1
2021	Murray State	17	WR	Yr 3
2022	Murray State	17	WR	Yr 4
2023	Murray State	17	WR	Jr. (Yr 5)	6′3″	177

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.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2019	Murray State (FCS)	6	1.41	–	–	8.5	–
2021	Murray State (FCS)	4	0.48	–	–	1.9	–
2022	Murray State (FCS)	4	1.56	–	–	6.3	–
2023	Murray State (FCS)	19	0.73	–	–	13.9	–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Murray State 8 games, 20 catches, 187 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Long	Rush
Sep 2	vs.Presbyterian	W 41–⁠10	2	2	10	–
Sep 7	atLouisville	L 0–⁠56	4	26	13	–
Sep 16	atMiddle Tennessee	L 14–⁠35	4	22	10	–
Sep 30	vs.Indiana State	W 30–⁠28	1	5	5	–
Oct 7	atSouth Dakota	L 7–⁠38	1	15	15	–
Oct 28	atNorth Dakota State	L 6–⁠38	1	10	10	–
Nov 4	vs.North Dakota	L 31–⁠45	5	63	20	–
Nov 18	vs.Youngstown State	L 17–⁠34	2	44	30	–

2022 Murray State 2 games, 3 catches, 91 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 3	atTexas Tech	L 10–⁠63	2	76	1	54	–
Sep 10	vs.Jacksonville State	L 3–⁠34	1	15	0	15	−7

2021 Murray State 2 games, 5 catches, 35 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 11	atCincinnati	L 7–⁠42	4	19	0	11	–
Sep 18	atBowling Green	L 10–⁠27	1	16	0	16	–

No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Oct 9 at UT Martin; Oct 30 at Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

2019 Murray State 2 games, 5 catches, 93 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 7	atGeorgia	L 17–⁠63	2	55	0	50	–
Sep 14	atToledo	L 0–⁠45	3	38	0	22	–

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Pikeville; Sep 21 vs. Morehead State; Sep 28 at UT Martin; Oct 5 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 12 at Tennessee State; Oct 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky; Oct 26 at Jacksonville State; Nov 2 vs. Tennessee Tech; Nov 16 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 23 at Southeast Missouri State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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