Greg Bell: RB · San Diego State · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Greg Bell
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Scott Frost and Brady Hoke. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Mountain West again in 2021. On tape: 161 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Mexico State, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
38.4% of carries overall (200/521) → 33.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (42/126) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 8 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (34.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San Diego State | 246 | 1,100 | 4.5 | 9 | 55 |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 112 | 637 | 5.7 | 6 | 62 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 35 | 173 | 4.9 | 0 | 45 |
| Career | 393 | 1,910 | 4.9 | 15 | 62 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 19 | 133 | 7.0 | 1 | 29 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-10vs New Mexico State | 21 | 161 | 7.7 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 161 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ Arizona | 17 | 125 | 7.4 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-31vs Utah | 33 | 119 | 3.6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-21vs Towson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7vs New Mexico | 21 | 111 | 5.3 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-13@ San José State | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14@ Air Force | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-30vs Fresno State | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-10@ Hawai'i | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-21vs Nevada | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | 50 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-20@ UNLV | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-16vs Boise State | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-46vs Utah State | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 220 | 999 | 4.5 | 8 | 55 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 33-31
vs Utah
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 81.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 69.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 93.8 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 62.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brady Hoke
Pass share
39.0%
358 pass / 560 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
371 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #172 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Nebraska and San Diego State, 1,910 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Riley, Scott Frost, Rocky Long and Brady Hoke.
