Mike Bell: DB · Fresno State · #4.
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Mike Bell
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons at Fresno State span two head coaches: Eric Kiesau and Jeff Tedford. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Minnesota — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 8 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fresno State | 87 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | Fresno State | 77 | 51 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Fresno State | 35 | 17 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 199 | 121 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 12 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-13vs Idaho | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ Minnesota | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14@ UCLA | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-27vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Nevada | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-3vs Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-7@ New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 50-20vs Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-3@ UNLV | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Boise State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-14vs San Diego State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-13vs San José State | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 19-16@ No. 19 Boise State | 10 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-20vs Arizona State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 8 |
Week 14 · 2018
W 19-16
at Boise State
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL87 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Pass share
47.5%
441 pass / 488 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
87 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Fresno State, 199 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim DeRuyter, Eric Kiesau, and Jeff Tedford. Multi-era developmental context.
