Daniel Bell (Canadian football)
 Bell with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 | |
| No. 48 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 17, 2001 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Mount Allison |
| CFL draft | 2024: 4th round, 34th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Daniel Bell (born May 17, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
[edit]Bell played U Sports football for the Mount Allison Mounties from 2019 to 2023.[1] After sitting out in 2020 due to the cancelled 2020 U Sports football season, he played in 30 games with the team where he had 177 tackles, six interceptions, 19 tackles for loss, and seven sacks.[2] He was the AUS most outstanding defensive player in 2021 and 2023, a First Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2021, a Second Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2023, and an AUS All-Star in each of his four seasons.[2][3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 4.88 s | 4.25 s | 6.87 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 10+1⁄8 in (3.00 m) | 6 reps | |||||
| All values from CFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Bell was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the fourth round, 34th overall, of the 2024 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 9, 2024.[3] He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2024 and had his professional debut on June 8, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders where he recorded one special teams tackle.[5] He played in 17 regular season games where he had ten special teams tackles.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Daniel Bell". Mount Allison Mounties. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- 1 2 "Football Mountie Dan Bell selected in CFL draft". Mount Allison Mounties. May 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- 1 2 "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign seven, including first-round draft pick Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay". 3DownNation. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Bell CFL Combine Results". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- 1 2 "Daniel Bell". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved January 5, 2025.