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Jersey Number 14
Malcolm Bell
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 188
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Montreal, Quebec
- High School:
- Clarkson Football North
- Prev School:
- UConn
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Played in 45 collegiate games over the course of four seasons (2022-25), including 31 career starts . . . played in 33 games at UConn with 20 starts from 2022-24, including a redshirt year in 2021 . . . transferred to Michigan State in January 2025 and played in 12 games for the Spartans as a graduate senior with 11 starts at cornerback . . . notched 142 career tackles (recorded 93 tackles and 13 pass break-ups for the Huskies; logged 49 tackles, with 5.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and six pass break-ups with the Spartans) . . . played in over 2,100 snaps (2,141) on defense in his collegiate career (played 1,424 snaps on defense in the secondary at UConn; played a career-high 717 snaps at MSU).
2025 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in all 12 games, including 11 starts at cornerback . . . recorded a career-high 49 tackles, which ranked second in the Spartan secondary and fifth most on the team . . . ranked second on the team with a career-high 5.0 tackles for loss (18 yards), including his first career sack against Iowa (11/22) . . . tied his career high with six pass break-ups, which led the team . . . played a career-high 717 snaps at cornerback, most on the Spartan defense . . . highest-graded defender (79.3) on the team according to Pro Football Focus; also the fifth-highest graded cornerback in the Big Ten by PFF . . . his coverage grade of 84.3 by PFF was fourth-best in the Big Ten . . . recorded seven tackles and a pass break-up in his final collegiate game in a win over Maryland at Ford Field (11/29) . . . registered first career sack on in Iowa game (11/22), taking down Hawkeyes’ QB Mark Gronowski in the fourth quarter, finishing with five stops with a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss and the 1.0 sack, while playing in 57 of the 61 defensive snaps . . . opened Penn State game (11/15) in defensive backfield for fourth straight start, and shared the team lead with a game-high eight tackles, which tied for his second-most of his career; played 62 of the 63 defensive snaps . . . started game at Minnesota (11/1) and tallied a season-high two pass break-ups and added seven tackles in notching 62 of the total 66 defensive snaps . . . tallied two tackles with 0.5 TFL in game vs. Michigan (10/25), playing 67 of the 69 defensive snaps, ranking third among defensive backs and ranking fourth overall on defense . . . returned to starting lineup in game at Indiana (10/18) and collected seven tackles to lead the Spartan defense in logging all 58 defensive snaps, the only Spartan defender to play every snap . . . had two tackles in 63 snaps but did not start vs. UCLA (10/11) . . . started game at Nebraska (10/4) and notched one tackle and one pass break-up in charting 50 snaps, ranking third among defensive backs and fourth overall on the defense . . . had five tackles in 67 snaps at No. 25 USC (9/20) . . . recorded three tackles, with 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up, in 42 snaps vs. Youngstown State (9/13) . . . notched one stop in double OT win over Boston College (9/6), playing 72 of the 73 defensive snaps, ranking second among both the DBs and overall defense . . . started in Spartan debut in Western Michigan game (8/29), tallying one tackle, logging 39 snaps, which ranked tied for second among defensive backs and tied for fifth overall on the defense.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UCONN): Played in nine games, including four starting assignments . . . compiled 26 tackles (22 solo, four assists) and three pass break-ups . . . played 385 snaps on defense and 83 on special teams . . . had six tackles and a PBU against Syracuse (11/23) . . . posted a season-high seven stops vs. Wake Forest (10/19) . . . had three tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss, and a pass break-up against Temple (10/5) . . . recorded four stops in season opener at Maryland.
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT UCONN): Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts at cornerback . . . finished the season with 28 total tackles, including 19 solo tackles . . . played 400 snaps on defense and 102 on special teams . . . had 1.5 tackles for loss . . . broke up four passes and had a forced fumble . . . posted a season-high eight tackles, six solo and 1.0 for a loss, at Boston College (10/28) . . . had four tackles, a pass break-up and a forced fumble against nationally ranked Duke (9/23).
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT UCONN): Saw action in 12 games, starting nine games . . . finished the season with a career-high 39 total tackles, including 26 solo and 1.5 for a loss . . . had a career-best six pass break-ups on the year . . . recorded a career-high nine tackles, six solo, blocked a field goal and had three break-ups at Ball State (10/15) . . . had five tackles, including a 1-yard TFL, at Army West Point (11/19).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted . . . did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Finished high school playing in the secondary for head coach Larry Jusdanis at Clarkson Football North in Mississauga, Ontario . . . played at College Sainte-Anne (QC) prior to playing at Clarkson Football North . . . was named to the CFC All-Canadian Team in 2018 . . . son of Louis le Jeune Bell and Odette Mireille Libai.
CAREER NOTES: Played in 45 collegiate games over the course of four seasons (2022-25), including 31 career starts . . . played in 33 games at UConn with 20 starts from 2022-24, including a redshirt year in 2021 . . . transferred to Michigan State in January 2025 and played in 12 games for the Spartans as a graduate senior with 11 starts at cornerback . . . notched 142 career tackles (recorded 93 tackles and 13 pass break-ups for the Huskies; logged 49 tackles, with 5.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack and six pass break-ups with the Spartans) . . . played in over 2,100 snaps (2,141) on defense in his collegiate career (played 1,424 snaps on defense in the secondary at UConn; played a career-high 717 snaps at MSU).
2025 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played in all 12 games, including 11 starts at cornerback . . . recorded a career-high 49 tackles, which ranked second in the Spartan secondary and fifth most on the team . . . ranked second on the team with a career-high 5.0 tackles for loss (18 yards), including his first career sack against Iowa (11/22) . . . tied his career high with six pass break-ups, which led the team . . . played a career-high 717 snaps at cornerback, most on the Spartan defense . . . highest-graded defender (79.3) on the team according to Pro Football Focus; also the fifth-highest graded cornerback in the Big Ten by PFF . . . his coverage grade of 84.3 by PFF was fourth-best in the Big Ten . . . recorded seven tackles and a pass break-up in his final collegiate game in a win over Maryland at Ford Field (11/29) . . . registered first career sack on in Iowa game (11/22), taking down Hawkeyes’ QB Mark Gronowski in the fourth quarter, finishing with five stops with a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss and the 1.0 sack, while playing in 57 of the 61 defensive snaps . . . opened Penn State game (11/15) in defensive backfield for fourth straight start, and shared the team lead with a game-high eight tackles, which tied for his second-most of his career; played 62 of the 63 defensive snaps . . . started game at Minnesota (11/1) and tallied a season-high two pass break-ups and added seven tackles in notching 62 of the total 66 defensive snaps . . . tallied two tackles with 0.5 TFL in game vs. Michigan (10/25), playing 67 of the 69 defensive snaps, ranking third among defensive backs and ranking fourth overall on defense . . . returned to starting lineup in game at Indiana (10/18) and collected seven tackles to lead the Spartan defense in logging all 58 defensive snaps, the only Spartan defender to play every snap . . . had two tackles in 63 snaps but did not start vs. UCLA (10/11) . . . started game at Nebraska (10/4) and notched one tackle and one pass break-up in charting 50 snaps, ranking third among defensive backs and fourth overall on the defense . . . had five tackles in 67 snaps at No. 25 USC (9/20) . . . recorded three tackles, with 0.5 TFL and one pass break-up, in 42 snaps vs. Youngstown State (9/13) . . . notched one stop in double OT win over Boston College (9/6), playing 72 of the 73 defensive snaps, ranking second among both the DBs and overall defense . . . started in Spartan debut in Western Michigan game (8/29), tallying one tackle, logging 39 snaps, which ranked tied for second among defensive backs and tied for fifth overall on the defense.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UCONN): Played in nine games, including four starting assignments . . . compiled 26 tackles (22 solo, four assists) and three pass break-ups . . . played 385 snaps on defense and 83 on special teams . . . had six tackles and a PBU against Syracuse (11/23) . . . posted a season-high seven stops vs. Wake Forest (10/19) . . . had three tackles, including one for a 1-yard loss, and a pass break-up against Temple (10/5) . . . recorded four stops in season opener at Maryland.
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT UCONN): Appeared in all 12 games with seven starts at cornerback . . . finished the season with 28 total tackles, including 19 solo tackles . . . played 400 snaps on defense and 102 on special teams . . . had 1.5 tackles for loss . . . broke up four passes and had a forced fumble . . . posted a season-high eight tackles, six solo and 1.0 for a loss, at Boston College (10/28) . . . had four tackles, a pass break-up and a forced fumble against nationally ranked Duke (9/23).
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT UCONN): Saw action in 12 games, starting nine games . . . finished the season with a career-high 39 total tackles, including 26 solo and 1.5 for a loss . . . had a career-best six pass break-ups on the year . . . recorded a career-high nine tackles, six solo, blocked a field goal and had three break-ups at Ball State (10/15) . . . had five tackles, including a 1-yard TFL, at Army West Point (11/19).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted . . . did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Finished high school playing in the secondary for head coach Larry Jusdanis at Clarkson Football North in Mississauga, Ontario . . . played at College Sainte-Anne (QC) prior to playing at Clarkson Football North . . . was named to the CFC All-Canadian Team in 2018 . . . son of Louis le Jeune Bell and Odette Mireille Libai.
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