Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova: Expected to be a playmaker for the Villanova offense … One of the top tight ends in CAA Football … Big-time weapon in the passing game … Possesses great hands … Has four career games with two touchdown catches.
 
2017: Recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award … Played in four games before suffering a season-ending injury at Albany … His four-game totals included 18 catches for 302 yards and three touchdowns … Posted five receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown at Lehigh … Made a career-high tying six catches for 88 yards against Temple … Tallied five receptions for a career-high 119 yards and two scores versus Lafayette … Credited with two catches for 17 yards at Albany.
 
2016: Earned third team CAA Football All-Conference honors ... Named to the CAA Football All-Academic Team ... Played in all 13 games and recorded 33 catches for 434 yards and seven touchdowns ... Had three games with two scores ... Registered a career-high six catches for 52 yards at Pittsburgh ... Made one catch for four yards versus Lehigh ... Tallied two receptions for 16 yards versus Towson ... Made three catches for 43 yards at Elon ... Had a 36-yard touchdown reception versus Rhode Island ... Credited with one catch for 12 yards at Richmond ... Tallied two receptions for 31 yards versus Albany ... Had four catches for 58 yards and two scores at Maine ... Posted two receptions for 10 yards against James Madison ... Made two touchdown catches at Delaware ... Tallied five catches for a career-high 110 yards and two touchdowns in the first round of the playoffs against Saint Francis ... Recorded four receptions for 55 yards at South Dakota State in the second round of the playoffs.
 
2015: Played in four games, missing the final seven due to injury ... Named to the CAA Football All-Academic Team.
 
2014: Saw limited playing time.
 
Ridge High School: Team captured North II Group 5 stage championship ... Team captain ... First team All-State Group 5 ... First team all-area ... First team all-country as both a junior and a senior ... Inducted into the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Oldest of four children of Chris and Heather Bell ... Born 1/29/96 in Basking Ridge, N.J ... Double major in Finance and Accounting.