Le'Veon
Bell.
Le'Veon
Bell.
Michigan State· 6'1"· 230 lb· 4.60s 40
Bell's patience and vision are best utilized in a downhill run scheme that allows the offensive line to establish blocks before he makes his cut.
As a rookie, he can immediately contribute as a lead back in a run-heavy offense and projects to be a Pro Bowl caliber feature back.
He would not be a good fit in a pure outside zone scheme where quick, immediate cuts are prioritized over patient reads.
Bell's combination of size, patience, and receiving ability makes him a scheme-versatile back, though he truly excels in gap-scheme power run systems.
Selected #48 overall in Round 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of Michigan State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.60sp50
- Vertical
- 31.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.75sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.24sp50
- Bench
- 24repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michigan State | 13 | 107 | 605 | 8 | 11 | 97 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 14 | 182 | 948 | 13 | 35 | 267 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 13 | 382 | 1793 | 12 | 32 | 167 |
| Career | — | 40 | 671 | 3346 | 33 | 78 | 531 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Le'Veon Bell was a dynamic running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, earning multiple Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections. He was known for his patient running style and receiving ability, but his career declined after a contract dispute and subsequent move to the New York Jets.