Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#3
Tre Bell
Senior cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · St. Louis, MO · Parkway West
CFB Index 50 · #277 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 518 nationally · Signed with St. Peter's Prep
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to St. Peter's Prep in 2013.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Michigan State in 2026.
Tre Bell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Eastern Michigan, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2013
- Recruited3-star out of St. Peter's Prep
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Iowa State
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #277 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #277 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 36 | 28 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 32 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shyheim Brown’s 2022 season.
Matches Shyheim on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Shyheim on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bubba Bolden's sophomore season at Miami (2021).
Matches Bubba on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Tre Bell
Background
Transfer cornerback from Iowa State joined the Spartans in January 2026 and competed in spring practice . . . ranked the No. 17 cornerback transfer by 247Sports . . . spent three years at Lindenwood (2022-24) before playing one season at Iowa State in 2025 . . . has played in 32 career games, inc...
The secondary · Michigan State
- #7Michael Richard Jr.38 tackles · 2025
- #3Tre Bell36 tackles · 2025
- #21Nikai Martinez24 tackles · 2025
- #30Aveon Grose15 tackles · 2025
- #34Khalil Majeed3 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology