#86

Dillon Bell

Senior wide receiver for Georgia. 2025: 27 catches, 268 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Georgia · Sr. · #86

6′1″ · 210 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 36 · #340 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia for 2026

The numbers

109

rushing yards · 2025

2 TD · 6.4 per carry · 27 catches

Best game: 6 rush yds, 2 TD, 68 rec yds, vs Kentucky

Swing playSwung Georgia from 37% to 59% to win.South Carolina at Georgia · 24-14

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Georgia. 2025: 27 catches, 268 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
107 rushing yards in 2024. Then 109 in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 48th percentile.

The full scouting read

Dillon Bell

WR · Georgia · Sr · #86

Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Georgia. One game to point at: 68 rec yds, 6 rush yds against Kentucky — Week 6, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #340 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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).

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%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	1.5	17.4	8.8	0.0
Road6g	2.5	21.5	8.9	0.3

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #340 of 485 WRs

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 estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 43–35

vs Ole Miss

19 rush yds (2 car)

Edged out Ole Miss at home in a shootout.

With G. Stockton — 289 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.9 · 59 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · P. Woodring — 51 LONG · 100 PCT · 13 PTS

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Ole Miss · 2&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 36 yds to the MISS 46 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Alabama · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Dillon Bell run for 43 yds to the ALA 25 for a 1ST down
Week 15 · Alabama · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.76(08:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short middle to #86 D.Bell caught at ALA00, for 5 yards to the ALA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:43 #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #60 B.Gardner)
Week 6 · Kentucky · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Dillon Bell run for 3 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Week 10 · Florida · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62(10:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short middle to #86 D.Bell caught at FLA00, for 8 yards to the FLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:53, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Woodring kick attempt good (H: #14 G.Stockton, LS: #60 B.Gardner)
Week 6 · Kentucky · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Dillon Bell run for 3 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Week 10 · Florida · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.18(13:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short left to #86 D.Bell caught at UGA40, for 12 yards to the UGA40, out of bounds at UGA40, 1ST DOWN
Week 6 · Kentucky · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.02Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 33 yds to the UK 10 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Tennessee · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.00Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for 10 yds to the TENN 32 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.95(08:22) Shotgun #86 D.Bell rush right for 4 yards loss to the UGA41 (#6 R.Shelley)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ Tennessee	4	23	5.8	0	10
Wk 5	L 21-24vs 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 Ole Miss	2	57	28.5	0	36
Wk 10	W 24-20@ 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 Texas	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 13	W 35-3vs Charlotte	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 14	W 16-9@ Georgia Tech	2	3	1.5	0	6
Wk 15	W 28-7@ Alabama	4	45	11.3	1	19
Bowl	L 34-39vs Ole Miss	0	-11	0.0	0	0
Total		27	268	8.8	2	36

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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