Atlias Bell: DL · Houston · #17.
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Atlias Bell
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the Houston defensive front. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against East Carolina — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-48vs Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-32@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Navy | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-27vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 63-77@ SMU | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-36vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-3@ East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 6.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 33-32
at Memphis
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Memphis on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%6 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries37 tackles · 6 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
37 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #216 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
