Chris Bell

WR · Sr. · Louisville6′2″ · 220 lb · Yazoo City, MS · Greenville Christian

Chris Bell: WR · Louisville.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Rodney Harris IIOhio · 2025 · 87% season match
Lance LeGendreLouisiana · 2024 · 83% season match
Jackson MeeksSyracuse · 2024 · 80% season match
Brian CobbsUtah State · 2022 · 78% season match
Griffin WildeNorthwestern · 2025 · 72% season match

The season so far

3straight 100-yard games, their longest run
170yards against Virginia, their best game
6touchdowns in 11 games

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Louisville in the news

NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Stanford ends FBS's longest road losing streakYahoo Sports Oct 27
Kelsey urges court to end eligibility chaosThe Courier-Journal Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Louisville	72	917	12.7	6	64
2024	Louisville	43	737	17.1	4	68
2023	Louisville	29	407	14.0	2	48
2022	Louisville	7	105	15.0	0	29
Career		151	2,166	14.3	12	68

Season	Team
2025	Louisville	--	--	12
2024	Louisville	2	43	48
2023	Louisville	--	--	--
2022	Louisville	--	--	18
Career		2	43	78

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky	5	63	12.6	0	16
Wk 2	W 28-14vs James Madison	4	83	20.8	1	64
Wk 4	W 40-17vs Bowling Green	4	51	12.8	0	20
Wk 5	W 34-27@ Pittsburgh	10	135	13.5	1	25	135-yard receiving day
Wk 6	L 27-30vs No. 24 Virginia	12	170	14.2	2	28	Season-high 170 yds
Wk 8	W 24-21@ No. 2 Miami	9	136	15.1	2	36	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 38-24vs Boston College	4	49	12.3	0	17
Wk 10	W 28-16@ Virginia Tech	8	56	7.0	0	13
Wk 11	L 26-29vs California	6	49	8.2	0	13
Wk 12	L 19-20vs Clemson	5	79	15.8	0	37
Wk 13	L 6-38@ SMU	5	46	9.2	0	26
Total		72	917	12.7	6	64

Signature game

Week 8 · 2025

W 24-21

at Miami

9 rec · 136 yds · 2 TD

A close one, won by 3 on the road.

With M. Moss — 248 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.5 · D. Chapeau — 3 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.15Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 64 yds for a TD (M. Moss Run For Two-point Conversion)
Week 8 · Miami · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +3.78Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 36 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Week 8 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 35 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Week 6 · Virginia · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 13 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 14 yds to the PITT 35 for a
Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 25 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)

4 more plays

Week 6 · Virginia · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 15 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Week 6 · Virginia · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.50Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 14 yds to the LOU 42 for a
Week 12 · Clemson · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Moss to Bell: a 15-yard pass.
Week 6 · Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.35Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 14 yds to the UVA 48 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

72 rec · 917 yds · 6 TD

All 72 box-score receptions covered (play-by-play lists 73)

44 of 110 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

11031% of team targets

Catch rate

66%73 of 110 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

14% of targets (6)

100%catch rate

Air -2.0 · YAC 8.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

64% of targets (28)

64%catch rate

Air 4.8 · YAC 3.7 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

16% of targets (7)

29%catch rate

Air 13.6 · YAC 2.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

7% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 25.7 · YAC 4.0 avg

66% catch rate on 110 targets · 31% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

23%25 of his 108 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

2023Louisville10-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning

2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 81 (#29 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

81All-Conference level #29 of 485 · 2025?

Sustained Ascent10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (85th percentile). Strength: receptions (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#115 / 798 · 85th pct

5.6%

EPA / target#241 / 798 · 70th pct

0.54

Yards / catch#278 / 798 · 65th pct

12.8

Explosive rate#434 / 798 · 46th pct

9.3%

Catch rate#425 / 798 · 45th pct

66.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#15 / 558 · 97th pct

Rec yards#38 / 558 · 93rd pct

917

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct

Long catch#124 / 558 · 77th pct

Yards / catch#291 / 558 · 47th pct

12.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

92nd → 70th percentile

Explosive rate

90th → 46th percentile

Catch rate

67th → 45th percentile

TD rate

70th → 85th percentile

Yards / catch

92nd → 65th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	5.7	77.7	13.8	0.4
Road4g	8.0	93.2	11.2	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	7.0	100	14.8	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	6.2	69.2	11.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

Pass share

50.2%

414 pass / 410 run

Plays / game

63.4

13 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

421 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

81 · #29 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Starter

The No. 1,307 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a senior.

Chris Bell

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The season so far

Style of play