Dillon Bell

#86 · WR · Sr. · Georgia6′1″ · 210 lb · Houston, TX · Houston Kinkaid

Dillon Bell is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia.

Bell moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at Georgia. One game to point at: 68 receiving yards and 6 rushing yards against Kentucky — Week 6, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Xavier JohnsonOhio State · 2022 · 91% season match
Monroe YoungCalifornia · 2022 · 87% season match
Kyron Ware-HudsonPenn State · 2025 · 83% season match
Bralon BrownSouthern Miss · 2025 · 78% season match
CJ WindhamMiddle Tennessee · 2020 · 77% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Georgia	27	268	9.9	2	36
2024	Georgia	43	466	10.8	4	67
2023	Georgia	29	355	12.2	2	35
2022	Georgia	20	180	9.0	3	24
Career		119	1,269	10.7	11	67

Season	Team
2025	Georgia	17	109	--
2024	Georgia	9	107	--
2023	Georgia	25	157	160
2022	Georgia	--	--	--
Career		51	373	160

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-7vs Marshall	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 2	W 28-6vs Austin Peay	2	-2	-1.0	0	3
Wk 3	W 44-41@ No. 15 Tennessee	4	23	5.8	0	10
Wk 5	L 21-24vs No. 17 Alabama	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	W 35-14vs Kentucky	4	68	17.0	0	33	Season-high 68 yds
Wk 7	W 20-10@ Auburn	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	W 43-35vs No. 5 Ole Miss	2	57	28.5	0	36
Wk 10	W 24-20vs Florida	4	43	10.8	1	17
Wk 11	W 41-21@ Mississippi State	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 12	W 35-10vs No. 10 Texas	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 13	W 35-3vs Charlotte	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 14	W 16-9vs No. 23 Georgia Tech	2	3	1.5	0	6
Wk 15	W 28-7vs No. 10 Alabama	4	45	11.3	1	19
Bowl	L 34-39vs No. 6 Ole Miss	0	-11	0.0	0	0
Total		27	268	10.3	2	36

Signature game

Week 6 · 2025

W 35-14

vs Kentucky

4 rec · 68 yds

Dominant 21-point win at home against Kentucky.

With G. Stockton — 196 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.8 · 48 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · B. Thorson — 60 yards per punt · 1 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 36 yds to the MISS 46 for a
Week 5 · Alabama · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Dillon Bell run for 43 yds to the ALA 25 for a
Week 15 · Alabama · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Stockton to Bell: a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Kentucky · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Dillon Bell run for 3 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Week 10 · Florida · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Stockton to Bell: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Kentucky · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Dillon Bell run for 3 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)

4 more plays

Week 10 · Florida · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.18Stockton to Bell: a 12-yard pass.
Week 6 · Kentucky · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.02Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 33 yds to the UK 10 for a
Week 3 · Tennessee · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.00Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 10 yds to the TENN 32 for a
Week 14 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.95D.Bell rush right for 4 yards loss (R.Shelley)

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

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

27 rec · 268 yds · 2 TD

27 of 27 receptions matched to play-by-play

24 of 44 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4412% of team targets

Catch rate

61%27 of 44 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

25% of targets (6)

100%catch rate

Air -4.0 · YAC 11.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

21% of targets (5)

60%catch rate

Air 5.8 · YAC 0.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

38% of targets (9)

56%catch rate

Air 13.4 · YAC 1.8 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

17% of targets (4)

0%catch rate

Air 32.8 avg

61% catch rate on 44 targets · 12% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

26%11 of his 43 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 51-6 over that span.

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#340 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

36Below cohort / limited sample #340 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush tds (96th percentile). Strength: rush yards (94th percentile). Concern: catch rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#418 / 798 · 48th pct

11.3

Explosive rate#431 / 798 · 46th pct

9.3%

EPA / target#549 / 798 · 31st pct

0.29

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#653 / 798 · 18th pct

58.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#7 / 287 · 96th pct

Rush yards#19 / 287 · 94th pct

109

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Receptions#320 / 558 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rec yards#391 / 558 · 30th pct

268

Long catch#425 / 558 · 23rd pct

Yards / catch#471 / 558 · 16th pct

9.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

10th → 31st percentile

Explosive rate

25th → 46th percentile

Catch rate

1st → 18th percentile

TD rate

40th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

22nd → 48th 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 · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.7	21.4	10.2	0.0
Road3g	1.7	12.7	10.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.6	11.1	4.4	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	2.3	27.1	12.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Pass share

42.5%

417 pass / 565 run

Plays / game

70.1

14 games

Team sack rate

4.3%

414 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

27 catches, 17 carries and 2 pass attempts in 14 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #340 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #340 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-SEC

Based on 2025: #48 of 58 SEC WRs

How the All-SEC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).