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Quinton Bell

Defensive End, New York Jets.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Defensive End
Born: May 9, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 258 lbs
College: Prairie View A&M
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	38	18	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	4.5	4	0

About

Quinton Bell (born May 9, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Prairie View A&M Panthers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Quinton Bell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bell was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He attended high school in Costa Mesa where he was a three-sport athlete. Standing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and weighing 210 pounds (95 kg), Bell's time in varsity sports included a year spent playing basketball and a year competing in track and field. In track and field, Bell won the Orange Coast League Championship in the 100 meter running event. He also set a new league record in the 4 x 100 League Championship.

In football, Bell played wide receiver and outside linebacker with the Costa Mesa Mustangs. During the 2013 season, Bell earned 1st Team All-Area, All-Region, All-Conference and All-County honors. In that same season, Bell and the Mustangs earned Sectional and Conference honors. Bell graduated in 2014 and accepted a collegiate sports offer from Prairie View A&M University.

College career

Bell enrolled at Prairie View A&M in 2015. He played as a wide receiver alongside the Prairie View Panthers for three seasons from 2015 to 2017. He also competed in track and field during the 2017 season. Bell played his final season of football in 2018 as a defensive end. He went on to make HBCU history by becoming the first NFL draft pick from Prairie View since 1980.