Skyler Bell

Former wide receiver at UConn. 2025: 101 catches, 1,276 receiving yards, 13 TD.

WR · UConn · Sr. · #1

6′0″ · 185 lb · Bronx, NY

CFB Index 94 · #3 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceConsensus AADrafted by Buffalo — Rd 4, Pick 25, #125 overall

The numbers

1,276

receiving yards · 2025

101 catches · 13 TD · 12.6 per catch

Backed by 8 rec · 149 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game.

The play that turned itSwung UConn from 11% to 82% to win.UAB at UConn · 38-19

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at UConn. 2025: 101 catches, 1,276 receiving yards, 13 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2021.
Drafted round 4 by the Buffalo in 2026.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

TD rate: 76th percentile.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Five seasons at UConn, 2,892 receiving yards, an All-American season (2025) — drafted at #125 overall by Buffalo.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 158 yds at Rice.Rice · L 34-372025

2021

Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Taft School

202413 games

Entered the portal

202512 games

Entered the portal
All-America5 selectors

2026

Drafted by Buffaloround 4, pick 125

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#969 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #125

Buffalo · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2025)

3 first-team selectors

Coaching lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches

2021

Lou Spanos

UConn

2022–2024

Jim Mora

UConn

era →

2025

Gordon Sammis

UConn

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Lou Spanos, Jim Mora, and Gordon Sammis. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

#125Rd 4 · Pick 25

Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Wisconsin9-4HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

2022Wisconsin7-6HC: Jim Leonhard · Run-heavy

2023Wisconsin7-6HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning

2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

94All-America level #3 of 485?

High confidenceSustained Ascent13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: receptions (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#194 / 798 · 76th pct

4.4%

EPA / target#267 / 798 · 67th pct

0.53

Yards / catch#334 / 798 · 58th pct

12.2

Explosive rate#383 / 798 · 52nd pct

10.3%

Catch rate#387 / 798 · 52nd pct

68.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#2 / 558 · 100th pct

1276

Receptions#3 / 558 · 100th pct

101

Rec TDs#3 / 558 · 99th pct

Long catch#24 / 558 · 95th pct

Yards / catch#297 / 558 · 46th pct

12.6

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rush yards#249 / 287 · 12th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

80th → 67th percentile

Explosive rate

90th → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

33rd → 52nd percentile

TD rate

69th → 76th percentile

Yards / catch

93rd → 58th 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

22%30 of his 136 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	8.5	103	14.6	1.7
Road6g	8.3	110	13.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.0	93.7	14.0	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	8.8	119	13.9	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

94 · #3 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #3 at the position.

One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UConn	101	1,276	12.6	13	--
2024	UConn	50	860	17.2	5	--
2023	Wisconsin	38	297	7.8	1	--
2022	Wisconsin	30	444	14.8	5	--
2021	Wisconsin	1	15	15.0	0	--
Career		220	2,892	13.1	24	--

Season	Team
2025	UConn	2	-2	--	--	--
2024	UConn	--	4	--	--	--
2023	Wisconsin	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Wisconsin	13	160	--	--	--
2021	Wisconsin	--	--	--	--	--
Career		15	162	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025

W 37–34

vs Duke

11 rec · 87 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Duke at home in a shootout.

With J. Fagnano — 311 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 51 rush yds (6 car) · C. Stutz — 52 AVG · 57 LONG · 2 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +7.04Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 80 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Week 9 · Rice · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.39(11:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Fagnano pass complete short middle to #1 S.Bell caught at UCONN31, for 80 yards to the Rice00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:05, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Freeman kick attempt good (H: #17 C.Stutz, LS: #47 Z.Christinat)
Week 10 · UAB · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.96Skyler Bell 39 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)
Week 8 · Boston College · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +4.08Skyler Bell 38 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)
Week 4 · Ball State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.86Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 46 yds to the BALL 37 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Syracuse · 4&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.60Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 27 yds to the SYR 48 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · UAB · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.47(06:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Fagnano pass complete deep right to #1 S.Bell caught at UAB45, for 28 yards to the UAB39 (#14 J.Vessel), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Ball State · 3&14 · Q4 · EPA +3.16Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 19 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Florida Atlantic · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.11(14:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Fagnano pass complete short left to #1 S.Bell caught at Con30, for 40 yards to the FAU35 (#26 J.Sweeney), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 11 · Duke · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.94(11:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Fagnano pass complete short right to #1 S.Bell caught at UConn49, for 21 yards to the Duke38 (#8 D.Stone), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-13vs Central Connecticut	4	135	33.8	2	80	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 20-27@ Syracuse	11	105	9.5	0	27
Wk 3	L 41-44@ Delaware	7	92	13.1	0	31
Wk 4	W 31-25vs Ball State	14	113	8.1	1	46
Wk 5	W 20-17@ Buffalo	6	54	9.0	1	25
Wk 6	W 51-10vs Florida International	6	63	10.5	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 38-23@ Boston College	10	125	12.5	1	38
Wk 9	L 34-37@ Rice	8	158	19.8	1	80	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 10	W 38-19vs UAB	8	149	18.6	3	39	3 TD catches
Wk 11	W 37-34vs Duke	11	87	7.9	2	21	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 26-16vs Air Force	8	70	8.8	0	20
Wk 13	W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic	8	125	15.6	0	40
Total		101	1276	13.9	13	80