Receiver, Baylor (from Nevada), 2019–⁠24

Jamaal Bell

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Weight
179 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Lancaster, CA

Jamaal Bell played receiver at Nevada (2019–⁠23) and Baylor (2024).

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Idaho, 2023121receiving yards, career highat USC, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Nevada33712.3121
2021Nevada141198.5128
2022Nevada2727110.0058
2023Nevada322628.2177
2024Baylor263.008
Career786958.9377

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Nevada183930–––
2021Nevada276280100
2022Nevada112520–––
2023Nevada244390–––
2024Baylor225271–––
Career1022,2391100

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Nevada1−4−4.000
2021Nevada1−6−6.000
2022Nevada581.608
2023Nevada321143.6131
2024Baylor5275.4020
Career441393.2131

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Nevada20WRYr 1
2021Nevada20WRYr 2
2022Nevada20WRYr 3
2023Nevada20WRYr 4
2024Baylor20WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″179

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Nevada50.47––2.3––
2021Nevada180.44––7.9––
2022Nevada520.319th (n=683)0.7116.310%–
2023Nevada710.102nd (n=681)0.806.910%0.01
2024Baylor6-0.30––-1.8––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Baylor 13 games, 22 returns, 527 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Tarleton StateW 45–⁠3180–––
Sep 7atUtahL 12–⁠23–––122–
Sep 14vs.Air ForceW 31–⁠31−20–––
Sep 21atColoradoL 31–⁠38–––1100–
Sep 28vs.BYUL 28–⁠34–––494–
Oct 5atIowa StateL 21–⁠43–––220–
Oct 19atTexas TechW 59–⁠35–––118–
Oct 26vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠28–––474–
Nov 2vs.TCUW 37–⁠34–––119–
Nov 16atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠35–––381–
Nov 23atHoustonW 20–⁠10–––246–
Nov 30vs.KansasW 45–⁠17–––116–
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUL 31–⁠44–––237–
2023 Nevada 12 games, 32 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atUSCL 14–⁠6681211352–
Sep 9vs.IdahoL 6–⁠338670–––
Sep 16vs.KansasL 24–⁠315210–––
Sep 23atTexas StateL 24–⁠353140364–
Sep 30atFresno StateL 9–⁠272240465–
Oct 14vs.UNLVL 27–⁠45–––454–
Oct 21atSan Diego StateW 6–⁠0130114–
Oct 28vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠24220238–
Nov 4vs.Hawai’iL 14–⁠27––––––
Nov 11atUtah StateL 24–⁠41130372–
Nov 18atColorado StateL 20–⁠301120245–
Nov 25vs.WyomingL 6–⁠421−50235–
2022 Nevada 9 games, 27 catches, 271 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27atNew Mexico StateW 23–⁠123110246–
Sep 3vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠146600131–
Sep 10vs.Incarnate WordL 41–⁠5552604103–
Sep 17atIowaL 0–⁠273190132–
Sep 23atAir ForceL 20–⁠483650340–
Oct 7vs.Colorado StateL 14–⁠173530–––
Oct 15atHawai’iL 16–⁠312200–––
Nov 19vs.Fresno StateL 14–⁠41––––––
Nov 26atUNLVL 22–⁠272170–––
2021 Nevada 13 games, 14 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4atCaliforniaW 22–⁠17–––238–
Sep 11vs.Idaho StateW 49–⁠102110110–
Sep 18atKansas StateL 17–⁠38–––130–
Oct 2atBoise StateW 41–⁠31–––393–
Oct 9vs.New Mexico StateW 55–⁠28110130–
Oct 16vs.Hawai’iW 34–⁠17–––249–
Oct 23atFresno StateL 32–⁠34–––41031
Oct 29vs.UNLVW 51–⁠202290111–
Nov 6vs.San José StateW 27–⁠2411015–
Nov 13atSan Diego StateL 21–⁠23–––254–
Nov 19vs.Air ForceL 39–⁠41120355–
Nov 27atColorado StateW 52–⁠10–––140–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Western MichiganL 24–⁠5277515110–
2020 Nevada 7 games, 18 returns, 393 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 24vs.WyomingW 37–⁠34–––6116–
Oct 31atUNLVW 37–⁠19–––385–
Nov 5vs.Utah StateW 34–⁠91110247–
Nov 14atNew MexicoW 27–⁠20–––226–
Nov 28atHawai’iL 21–⁠24150230–
Dec 5vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠26–––228–
Dec 22 ✦vs.TulaneW 38–⁠271211161–

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

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