Played the second half vs Missouri State. Did not play at Western Kentucky.
Nick Minicucci started Delaware’s last game, W 35-21 at Western Kentucky, Oct 27.
Delaware’s next game: at Kennesaw State, Sat Nov 7, 3:00 p.m. ET
Merrimack · W 42-7 · FCS
No pass attempts.
Vanderbilt · L 26-35
No pass attempts.
Coastal Carolina · W 22-14
No pass attempts.
Virginia · L 3-42
No pass attempts.
Western Kentucky · W 35-21
No pass attempts.
Bell has pass attempts in 3 of Delaware’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
Delaware is 4-4.
On tape: 306 passing yards and 18 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee, Week 7, 2026.
373 passing yards · 3 passing TD · 53 rushing yards
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 28 | 49 | 57.1% | 373 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 137.2 | 47 |
| Career | 28 | 49 | 57.1% | 373 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 137.2 | 47 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 24 | 53 | 2.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 24 | 53 | 2.2 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 14-30vs Liberty | Came on in Q4 | 4/9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 26.4 | — | 32 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-33@ Middle Tennessee | Shaky | 22/36 | 306 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 | 31.2 | 5 | 18 | Season-high 306 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 61-38vs Missouri State | Came in late | 2/4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 28/49 | 373 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 | — | 5 | 53 |
Oct. 20 · W 61-38 vs Missouri State, play by play
2 of 4 for 25 yards.
20-yard completion to Donovan Lewis. Fourth quarter, up 58-35.
22 of 36 for 306 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. Delaware’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 33-30. He ran 11 times for 59 yards, after 5 runs in his other two games combined.
Incomplete to Sean Wilson on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Sacked for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 3-3.
33-yard touchdown pass to Josh Humes on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, made it 23-19.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 33-30. Picked off by Middle Tennessee’s Bryce Williams.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 of 9 for 42 yards and a touchdown. Two drives ended on his fourth-down plays: a sack and an incompletion.
Sacked for a 5-yard loss on 4th and 4. Fourth quarter, down 23-0. Turnover on downs.
Incomplete to Nick Tyree on 4th and 4. Fourth quarter, down 30-6. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Liberty’s M. Jarvis.
27-yard touchdown pass to Matt McKinley. Fourth quarter, cut it to 30-14.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 14-30
vs Liberty
42 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.4 · 32 rush yds (6 car)
With J. Cupitt — 43.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · E. Archield Jr. — 137 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.6 · 18 rush yds (4 car)
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 373 | 176th of 370 | 14th of 28 |
| Yards an attempt | 7.6 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 3 | T-151st of 370 | 14th of 28 |
| Passer rating | 137.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 57.1 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 53 | 148th of 370 | 7th of 28 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 49 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Kohl | 1,801 | 11 | 9 | 255 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Caden Creel | 1,746 | 13 | 8 | 209 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Landyn Locke | 1,653 | 12 | 5 | 236 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Rickie Collins | 1,617 | 7 | 6 | 229 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Roman Gagliano | 1,587 | 12 | 4 | 258 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Nick Minicucci | 1,477 | 14 | 4 | 170 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Deshawn Purdie | 1,453 | 10 | 1 | 152 | 9.6 |
| 8 | Henry Belin IV | 1,071 | 8 | 4 | 126 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Trey Hedden | 906 | 5 | 6 | 124 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Brock Glenn | 887 | 6 | 4 | 165 | 5.4 |
| 11 | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | 883 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Skyler Locklear | 788 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Adam Damante | 638 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 5.4 |
| 14 | Tyler Bell | 373 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 7.6 |
| 15 | DJ Bailey | 258 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Braden Streeter | 175 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Landon Varnes | 154 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7.0 |
| 18 | EJ Archield Jr. | 137 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.2 |
| 19 | Jaylen Henderson | 131 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7.3 |
| 20 | Zach Marker | 109 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Brett Holloway | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12.8 |
| 22 | Riley Trujillo | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 |
| 23 | Jack Moran | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 24 | Skyler Williams | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Elijah Leonard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Ethan Vasko | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Caleb McMickle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 28 | Peter Costelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Lewis and Lofton saw 19 of the 49 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Lewis | 10 | 8 | 106 | 7.7 | 3.9 | |
| Da'Wain Lofton | 9 | 3 | 40 | 12.3 | 2.3 | |
| Sean Wilson | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8.4 | 3.4 | |
| Kaderris Roberts | 4 | 3 | 45 | 8.0 | 11.3 | |
| Bryson Graves | 3 | 2 | 44 | 8.3 | 11.5 | |
| 9 others | 14 | 7 | 98 | 8.5 | 5.9 | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 49 passes, 28 caught, 373 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 33.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 306 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 174 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 25.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| Tyler Bell | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 28 of 49, 373 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT · 7.6 yards an attempt on 49 attempts · ran for 53 yds, 0 TD |
| Nick Minicucci | Threw in 6 of 8 games · 111 of 170, 1,477 yds, 14 TD, 4 INT · 8.7 yards an attempt on 170 attempts · ran for 45 yds, 2 TD |
| Braden Streeter | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 12 of 35, 175 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT · 5.0 yards an attempt on 35 attempts · ran for -12 yds, 0 TD |
| EJ Archield Jr. | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 10 of 19, 137 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 7.2 yards an attempt on 19 attempts · ran for 18 yds, 0 TD |
| Riley Trujillo | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 1 of 3, 38 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 12.7 yards an attempt on 3 attempts · ran for -2 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Tyler Bell. Gray: Nick Minicucci, Braden Streeter, Riley Trujillo, EJ Archield Jr.. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
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