As senior, started all 14 games at right guard and earned first-team All-MAC honors en route to conference championship.
Helped Redhawks set school and conference records for most points (553) and most total yards (7,016).
Also helped team set school record for rushing touchdowns in season (34).
He graduated with degree in sport organization and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
In his 2004 pre-draft workouts, Bell was timed in 4.98 seconds in the 40-yard dash, performed 30 bench press repetitions of 225 pounds and posted a 32-inch vertical leap.
As a rookie in 2004, Bell played in 15 games with 14 starts at left guard before tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament against Denver (12/25).
En route to being named to All-Rookie teams of ESPN.com, Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly, helped Chris Brown rush for 1,067 yards and protected Steve McNair and Billy Volek as they combined for 3,829 passing yards.
In 2007, Bell signed a one-year $1.85 million tender offer as a restricted free agent.