2024 Football Roster
Bell, Chris

Jersey Number 0
Chris Bell
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Yazoo City, Miss.
- High School:
- Greenville Christian
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2025: Caught five passes for 63 yards in the opener against Eastern Kentucky ... Tallied four receptions for 83 yards with a 64-yard touchdown in the win over James Madison.
2024:  Finished the season with 43 receptions for 737 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games on 13 starts ... averaged 17.1 yards a reception ... led the Cards with six catches for 60 yards in the Sun Bowl win over Washington ...  registered his second-straight 100-yard receiving game with two catches for 101 yards against Pitt, including a 68-yard touchdown reception ... recorded nine receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown against Stanford... Rushed one time for 47 yards and received three times for 35 yards in the win against Clemson... registered two receptions for 15 yards on the road again Boston College... notched a season high five receptions for 77 yards in a 52-45 loss versus No. 6 Miami ... recorded three kick returns for 27 yards against SMU... grabbed two receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech ... his 37-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter put the Cards ahead 14-7 ... recorded three receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown in a 49-14 win over Jacksonville State ... scored from 48 yards out against Jacksonville State ... opened the season with one catch for 24 yards versus Austin Peay.
2023: Played in 13 games ... caught career high 26 passes for 386 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... had three games of four receptions ... scored the first touchdown of the game against Pitt — a seven-yard touchdown pass from Jack Plummer ... grabbed a career high four receptions for 48 yards in the loss to the Panthers ... caught three passes for career best 85 yards versus NC State ... scored the team’s only touchdown in the 13-10 win over the Wolfpack... opened the season with two receptions for 40 yards against Georgia Tech ... caught three passes for 43 yards against Virginia Tech ... Had four receptions each in wins over Virginia and Miami.Â
2022: Recorded seven catches for 105 yards ... saw his first career action in the win over USF… caught a 26 yard pass in the win versus USF... recorded an 18-yard reception versus Boston College ... caught a career long 29-yard pass versus Pittsburgh ... recorded a career best two catches for seven yards against Wake Forest ... had a 14-yard catch against James Madison.
High School: Played for Jon Reed McLendon at Greenville Christian School …three-start prospect by 247Sports … listed as the 22nd-best receiver in Mississippi and the 114th-best wide receiver …  transferred from Yazoo City (Miss.) over to Greenville Christian (Miss.) … helped his team win the 3A MAIS state title … had touchdown receptions of 65 and 71 yards during his senior season … caught three passes for 52 yards and a touchdown in the state championship game … totaled over 1,000 yards of total offense … ran track for Greenville Christian and recorded a 22.5 in the 200-meter dash … chose Louisville over Mississippi State, Mississippi, Maryland, Southern Mississippi, Baylor, Florida State.
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2025: Caught five passes for 63 yards in the opener against Eastern Kentucky ... Tallied four receptions for 83 yards with a 64-yard touchdown in the win over James Madison.
2024:  Finished the season with 43 receptions for 737 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games on 13 starts ... averaged 17.1 yards a reception ... led the Cards with six catches for 60 yards in the Sun Bowl win over Washington ...  registered his second-straight 100-yard receiving game with two catches for 101 yards against Pitt, including a 68-yard touchdown reception ... recorded nine receptions for 112 yards and one touchdown against Stanford... Rushed one time for 47 yards and received three times for 35 yards in the win against Clemson... registered two receptions for 15 yards on the road again Boston College... notched a season high five receptions for 77 yards in a 52-45 loss versus No. 6 Miami ... recorded three kick returns for 27 yards against SMU... grabbed two receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech ... his 37-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter put the Cards ahead 14-7 ... recorded three receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown in a 49-14 win over Jacksonville State ... scored from 48 yards out against Jacksonville State ... opened the season with one catch for 24 yards versus Austin Peay.
2023: Played in 13 games ... caught career high 26 passes for 386 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... had three games of four receptions ... scored the first touchdown of the game against Pitt — a seven-yard touchdown pass from Jack Plummer ... grabbed a career high four receptions for 48 yards in the loss to the Panthers ... caught three passes for career best 85 yards versus NC State ... scored the team’s only touchdown in the 13-10 win over the Wolfpack... opened the season with two receptions for 40 yards against Georgia Tech ... caught three passes for 43 yards against Virginia Tech ... Had four receptions each in wins over Virginia and Miami.Â
2022: Recorded seven catches for 105 yards ... saw his first career action in the win over USF… caught a 26 yard pass in the win versus USF... recorded an 18-yard reception versus Boston College ... caught a career long 29-yard pass versus Pittsburgh ... recorded a career best two catches for seven yards against Wake Forest ... had a 14-yard catch against James Madison.
High School: Played for Jon Reed McLendon at Greenville Christian School …three-start prospect by 247Sports … listed as the 22nd-best receiver in Mississippi and the 114th-best wide receiver …  transferred from Yazoo City (Miss.) over to Greenville Christian (Miss.) … helped his team win the 3A MAIS state title … had touchdown receptions of 65 and 71 yards during his senior season … caught three passes for 52 yards and a touchdown in the state championship game … totaled over 1,000 yards of total offense … ran track for Greenville Christian and recorded a 22.5 in the 200-meter dash … chose Louisville over Mississippi State, Mississippi, Maryland, Southern Mississippi, Baylor, Florida State.
FB: Justin Beadles & TJ Quinn 9.15.25 Presser
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Mark Hagen 9.15.25 Presser
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Head Coach Jeff Brohm 9.15.25 Press Conference
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Wesley Bailey Mic'd Up
Saturday, September 13