Receiver, UConn (from Wisconsin), 2021–⁠25

Skyler Bell

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Bronx, NY
Born
Jul 5, 2002

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Skyler Bell played receiver at Wisconsin (2021–⁠23) and UConn (2024–⁠25). He was a consensus All‑American in 2025. The Buffalo Bills took Bell in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,276
Receiving yards, 2025 (UConn, 9–⁠4)
Best game
149 yards
Vs. UAB, week 10, 2025: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving yards, 2025
Drafted
No. 125
Round 4, 2026 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Ball State, 2025158receiving yards, career highat Rice, 20253receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UAB, 2025

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wisconsin11515.0015
2022Wisconsin3044414.8549
2023Wisconsin382977.8130
2024UConn5086017.2570
2025UConn1011,27612.61380
Career2202,89213.12480

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Wisconsin1WRYr 1
2022Wisconsin1WRYr 2
2023Wisconsin1WRYr 3
2024UConn1WRYr 4
2025UConn1WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Wisconsin13.07––3.1–
2022Wisconsin500.8570th (n=683)0.7142.56%
2023Wisconsin440.254th (n=681)0.8010.86%
2024UConn581.1678th (n=581)0.9267.17%
2025UConn1440.6276th (n=1040)0.4689.218%

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

2025 UConn 12 games, 101 catches, 1,276 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠134135280–
Sep 6atSyracuseL 20–⁠27111050270
Sep 13atDelawareL 41–⁠44792031–
Sep 20vs.Ball StateW 31–⁠2514113146–
Sep 27atBuffaloW 20–⁠17654125–
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 51–⁠10663218–
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠2310125138−2
Oct 25atRiceL 34–⁠378158180–
Nov 1vs.UABW 38–⁠198149339–
Nov 8vs.DukeW 37–⁠341187221–
Nov 15vs.Air ForceW 26–⁠16870020–
Nov 22atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠458125040–
2024 UConn 13 games, 50 catches, 860 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMarylandL 7–⁠505141037–
Sep 7vs.MerrimackW 63–⁠1721051604
Sep 14atDukeL 21–⁠26758022–
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠14143043–
Sep 28vs.BuffaloW 47–⁠36153370–
Oct 5vs.TempleW 29–⁠201808–
Oct 19vs.Wake ForestL 20–⁠23326018–
Oct 26vs.RiceW 17–⁠10347034–
Nov 1vs.Georgia StateW 34–⁠27220012–
Nov 9atUABW 31–⁠23545028–
Nov 23atSyracuseL 24–⁠3110113030–
Nov 30atMassachusettsW 47–⁠42224015–
Dec 28 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 27–⁠14377138–
2023 Wisconsin 10 games, 38 catches, 297 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠1731406–
Sep 9atWashington StateL 22–⁠31544116–
Sep 16vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠14547017–
Sep 22atPurdueW 38–⁠171808–
Oct 14vs.IowaL 6–⁠1531806–
Oct 21atIllinoisW 25–⁠21453030–
Oct 28vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠24426016–
Nov 4atIndianaL 14–⁠20436012–
Nov 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠24735012–
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠17216010–
2022 Wisconsin 13 games, 30 catches, 444 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Illinois StateW 38–⁠0221012–
Sep 10vs.Washington StateL 14–⁠1721701512
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠74108249–
Sep 24atOhio StateL 21–⁠52455026–
Oct 1vs.IllinoisL 10–⁠34119019–
Oct 8atNorthwesternW 42–⁠723612113
Oct 15atMichigan StateL 28–⁠3432401127
Oct 22vs.PurdueW 35–⁠244871291
Nov 5vs.MarylandW 23–⁠10––––52
Nov 12atIowaL 10–⁠24446016–
Nov 19atNebraskaW 15–⁠1411011010
Nov 26vs.MinnesotaL 16–⁠232160111
Dec 27 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 24–⁠17150544
2021 Wisconsin 1 game, 1 catch, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Dec 30 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 20–⁠13115015–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′11⅝″
Weight192 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size10″
Wingspan76¾″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump41″
Broad jump11′1″
3-cone drill6.65 s
20-yard shuttle4.11 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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