Malcolm Bell
Malcolm Bell
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Penn State, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 49 | 31 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 26 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 28 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 36 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UConn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 97 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 19 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
vs Youngstown State
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chad Brown’s 2024 season.
Matches Chad on
Differs from Chad on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Zemaiah Vaughn's graduate season at Utah (2024).
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