Ben Bell
Ben Bell
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Skip Holtz, Jake Spavital, G.J. Kinne and Brent Pry. He has been named All-Sun Belt two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 40 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 13 | 6 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 57 | 32 | 16.0 | 10.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 25 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 27 | 10 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 162 | 71 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Bell’s 2022 season.
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