2026 Football Roster
vs
Samford
Oct 10 (Sat)
1 PM
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Jersey Number 95
Ryan Bell
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 258
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Bethune-Cookman
- High School:
- Mount Zion
- Spring 2026 transfer from Bethune-Cookman
- Arrived with three years of eligibility remaining
Prior to Chattanooga
- Spent two years at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach...played five games total with four tackles including one for loss.
- Redshirted while playing one game in 2024 before seeing actions four times in 2025.
- Played for Willie Binyard at Mount Zion in Jonesboro, Ga., where he was a 3-time all-region performer.
- All-State honorable mention as a senior.
- Also played basketball for three seasons.
Personal
- Born 2005...son of Darrett Bell and Michelle Bell.
- Father played football at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky...led the Patriots in sacks with 5.0 in 1985.
- Dean's List and President's List student at Bethune-Cookman.
- Majoring in Political Science.
- Arrived with three years of eligibility remaining
Prior to Chattanooga
- Spent two years at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach...played five games total with four tackles including one for loss.
- Redshirted while playing one game in 2024 before seeing actions four times in 2025.
- Played for Willie Binyard at Mount Zion in Jonesboro, Ga., where he was a 3-time all-region performer.
- All-State honorable mention as a senior.
- Also played basketball for three seasons.
Personal
- Born 2005...son of Darrett Bell and Michelle Bell.
- Father played football at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky...led the Patriots in sacks with 5.0 in 1985.
- Dean's List and President's List student at Bethune-Cookman.
- Majoring in Political Science.
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