Receiver, Nebraska, 2010–⁠14

Kenny Bell

Number
No. 80
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Boulder, CO
Born
Feb 25, 1992, in Boulder, Colorado

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Kenny Bell played receiver at Nebraska (2010–⁠14). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Bell in round 5, No. 162 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
863
Receiving yards, 2012 (Nebraska, 10–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 162
Round 5, 2015 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

82rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20119catches, career highvs. Minnesota, 2012136receiving yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Iowa, 2014

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Nebraska3246114.4350
2012Nebraska5086317.3874
2013Nebraska5257711.1442
2014Nebraska4778816.8673
Career1812,68914.92174

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011Nebraska61520–––
2012Nebraska143250100
2013Nebraska236091–––
2014Nebraska81910250
Career511,2771350

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.PosHt
2010Nebraska80WR
2011Nebraska80WR
2012Nebraska80WR
2013Nebraska80WR
2014Nebraska80WR6′1″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Nebraska510.8049th (n=341)0.8140.96%
2014Nebraska800.6569th (n=496)0.5251.88%

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

2014 Nebraska 13 games, 47 catches, 788 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Florida AtlanticW 55–⁠741160––2
Sep 6vs.McNeeseW 31–⁠241140256–
Sep 13atFresno StateW 55–⁠195840–––
Sep 20vs.MiamiW 41–⁠314701–––
Sep 27vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠1451051–––
Oct 4atMichigan StateL 22–⁠273310–––
Oct 18atNorthwesternW 38–⁠175890–––
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠246630–––
Nov 1vs.PurdueW 35–⁠14150–––
Nov 15atWisconsinL 24–⁠592141492–
Nov 22vs.MinnesotaL 24–⁠281730–––
Nov 28atIowaW 37–⁠343532243–
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCL 42–⁠457711–––
2013 Nebraska 13 games, 52 catches, 577 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.WyomingW 37–⁠347570272–
Sep 7vs.Southern MissW 56–⁠133451289–
Sep 14vs.UCLAL 21–⁠416681221–
Sep 21vs.South Dakota StateW 59–⁠202200263–
Oct 5vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠194651126–
Oct 12atPurdueW 44–⁠72290–––
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 23–⁠343450239–
Nov 2vs.NorthwesternW 27–⁠242120–––
Nov 9atMichiganW 17–⁠133440115–
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateL 28–⁠417811478–
Nov 23atPenn StateW 23–⁠205330199–
Nov 29vs.IowaL 17–⁠387670235–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 24–⁠191110472–
2012 Nebraska 13 games, 50 catches, 863 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠201261257–
Sep 8atUCLAL 30–⁠3661080270–
Sep 15vs.Arkansas StateW 42–⁠133712251–
Sep 22vs.Idaho StateW 73–⁠71681–––
Sep 29vs.WisconsinW 30–⁠274570–––
Oct 6atOhio StateL 38–⁠6351330–––
Oct 20atNorthwesternW 29–⁠2867715741
Oct 27vs.MichiganW 23–⁠92511122–
Nov 3atMichigan StateW 28–⁠245310–––
Nov 10vs.Penn StateW 32–⁠232310122–
Nov 17vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠1491362–––
Dec 1vs.WisconsinL 31–⁠702140129–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠454600–––
2011 Nebraska 12 games, 32 catches, 461 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.Fresno StateW 42–⁠291420–––
Sep 17vs.WashingtonW 51–⁠382590–––
Sep 24atWyomingW 38–⁠142201–––
Oct 1atWisconsinL 17–⁠48190–––
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateW 34–⁠273330–––
Oct 22atMinnesotaW 41–⁠144250–––
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠31190–––
Nov 5vs.NorthwesternL 25–⁠285581496–
Nov 12atPenn StateW 17–⁠144420123–
Nov 19atMichiganL 17–⁠45180133–
Nov 25vs.IowaW 20–⁠75930–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠303531–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Pro day 2015
Height6′1⅛″
Weight197 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.42 s4.38 sW
10-yard split1.47 sW
Vertical jump41½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press7 reps
3-cone drill6.66 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFSalt Lake Stallions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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