Ronnie Bell in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Michigan, 2018–⁠22

Ronnie Bell

Lettered 2018–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Kansas City, MO
Born
Jan 28, 2000, in Kansas City, Missouri

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Ronnie Bell played receiver at Michigan (2018–⁠22). The San Francisco 49ers took Bell in round 7, No. 253 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
889
Receiving yards, 2022 (Michigan, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 253
Round 7, 2023 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

11catches, career highat Indiana, 2022150receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 2019

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021 and 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Michigan814518.1256
2019Michigan4774715.9171
2020Michigan2640115.4152
2021Michigan17676.0176
2022Michigan6288914.3449
Career1442,25815.7976

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2018Michigan2530270
2019Michigan–––8670
2021Michigan–––1310
2022Michigan–––2450
Career2530131500

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
2018Michigan8WRYr 1
2019Michigan8WRYr 2
2020Michigan8WRYr 3
2021Michigan8WRYr 4
2022Michigan8WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″190

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
2018Michigan140.45––6.3–
2019Michigan760.6060th (n=499)0.5445.39%
2020Michigan400.6971st (n=346)0.5527.610%
2021Michigan16.80––6.8–
2022Michigan920.6743rd (n=683)0.7161.710%

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

2022 Michigan 14 games, 62 catches, 889 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠71909–
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10676131–
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠0796028–
Sep 24vs.MarylandW 34–⁠27372049−3
Oct 1atIowaW 27–⁠142160926
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠1011121026–
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 41–⁠17539015–
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 29–⁠7453029–
Nov 5atRutgersW 52–⁠17243035–
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠3472129–
Nov 19vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠17344022–
Nov 26atOhio StateW 45–⁠23346033–
Dec 3vs.PurdueW 43–⁠22567120–
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 45–⁠516135144–
2021 Michigan 1 game, 1 catch, 76 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14176176–
2020 Michigan 6 games, 26 catches, 401 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atMinnesotaW 49–⁠24474035–
Oct 31vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠27446015–
Nov 7atIndianaL 21–⁠386149152–
Nov 14vs.WisconsinL 11–⁠49456023–
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠42436014–
Nov 28vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠27440021–
2019 Michigan 12 games, 47 catches, 747 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠21218012–
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21781025–
Sep 21atWisconsinL 14–⁠35281068–
Sep 28vs.RutgersW 52–⁠0683022–
Oct 12atIllinoisW 42–⁠25398071–
Oct 19atPenn StateL 21–⁠28471035–
Oct 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠141909–
Nov 2atMarylandW 38–⁠7219014–
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 44–⁠109150042–
Nov 23atIndianaW 39–⁠141616–
Nov 30vs.Ohio StateL 27–⁠56678017–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 16–⁠354530229
2018 Michigan 8 games, 8 catches, 145 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠10156156–
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠17––––−2
Oct 6vs.MarylandW 42–⁠21224122–
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 21–⁠7––––−2
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠72150122
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 31–⁠20131031–
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠62219011–
Dec 29 ✦vs.FloridaL 15–⁠41–––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11⅝″
Weight191 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan75″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.98 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023San Francisco 49ers136683
2024San Francisco 49ers42220
2025New Orleans Saints22231
NFL career19101134

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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