Skyler Bell
American football player (born 2002)
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Skyler Bell (born July 5, 2002)[1] is an American college football wide receiver for the UConn Huskies. He previously played for the Wisconsin Badgers.
| No. 1 – UConn Huskies | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | July 5, 2002 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Taft School (Watertown, Connecticut) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
In 2025, Bell was a consensus All-American.
Early life
Bell attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers over Iowa, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.[2]
College career
Wisconsin
As a freshman in 2021, Bell played just one game, where he made one catch for 15 yards.[3] In 2022, he hauled in 30 receptions for 444 yards and five touchdowns, while also adding 160 yards on the ground on five carries.[4] In 2023 Bell notched 38 receptions for 296 yards and a touchdown.[5] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
UConn
Bell transferred to play for the UConn Huskies.[6] In week 5 of the 2024 season, he hauled in six receptions for 153 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-3 win over Buffalo.[7] In 2025 he totaled 101 receptions for 1,278 yards and was named a consensus All-American.
Statistics
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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| 5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.40 s | 1.53 s | 41.0 in (1.04 m) | 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
