Tight end, Villanova, 2016–⁠18

Ryan Bell

Number
No. 85
Height
6′2″
Weight
230 lb
Hometown
Lewisville, TX

Ryan Bell played tight end at Villanova (2016–⁠18).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Temple, 201888receiving yards, career highat Temple, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Villanova6528.7015
2017Villanova68814.7025
2018Villanova9819.0115
Career2122110.5125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Villanova85TE
2017Villanova85TE
2018Villanova85TE6′2″230

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
2016Villanova (FCS)60.61––3.7–
2017Villanova (FCS)71.67––11.7–
2018Villanova (FCS)110.81––8.9–

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

2018 Villanova 1 game, 9 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atTempleW 19–⁠17981115

No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Lehigh; Sep 15 vs. Towson; Sep 22 vs. Bucknell; Sep 29 at Stony Brook; Oct 6 at Maine; Oct 13 vs. James Madison; Oct 27 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 3 at Richmond; Nov 10 vs. William & Mary; Nov 17 at Delaware, so those games are not listed.

2017 Villanova 1 game, 6 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9atTempleL 13–⁠16688025

No box score in the source for Sep 2 at Lehigh; Sep 16 vs. Lafayette; Sep 23 at UAlbany; Sep 30 at Towson; Oct 7 vs. Maine; Oct 14 at James Madison; Oct 28 vs. Elon; Nov 4 vs. Richmond; Nov 11 at Rhode Island; Nov 18 vs. Delaware, so those games are not listed.

2016 Villanova 1 game, 6 catches, 52 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atPittsburghL 7–⁠28652015

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Lehigh; Sep 17 vs. Towson; Sep 24 at Lafayette; Oct 1 at Elon; Oct 8 vs. Rhode Island; Oct 15 at Richmond; Oct 22 vs. UAlbany; Nov 5 at Maine; Nov 12 vs. James Madison; Nov 19 at Delaware; Nov 26 vs. Saint Francis; Dec 3 at South Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

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

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