Avonte Bell
11 Avonte Bell
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    235
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Lansing, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sexton
  • Position:
    LB

Bio

FSU: Key member of Bulldog team that reached the NCAA Division II National Championship game and matched an all-time NCAA wins record with 15 victories in 2018 ... Part of 2018 team that captured the GLIAC Championship and won Super Region Three in the NCAA Division II Playoffs en route to the title game ... Started at linebacker in 2018 and finished as team's second-leading tackler with 84 stops, including 44 unassisted tackles ... Also had 10.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in the 2018 season ... Claimed All-GLIAC Second Team accolades ... Helped team to a second-straight national quarterfinal appearance in 2017 ... Saw significant action as a reserve and on special teams ... Had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup ... Member of the Bulldogs' NCAA Division II National Semifinal team in 2016 ... Appeared in seven games and had 13 tackles in 2016 ... Redshirted during the 2015 season ... Member of Bulldog squad that won a second-straight GLIAC Championship and reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs ... High School: Talented prep standout … Played both linebacker and running back on the high school level … Coached by Dan Boggan … Two-Time all-state pick … Also earned all-state accolades in track and field … Totaled 1,700 plus yards rushing as a junior and netted 29 touchdowns … Produced five fumble recoveries and forced six fumbles in 2013 while intercepting a pass … Had significant Division I recruiting interest … Claimed all-state honors at both running back and linebacker … Three-Time all-conference honoree … Chosen as one of the high school Sports Scene's top 40 state prospects … First Team All-State selection … Also earned all-conference and all-area laurels … Led team to a state playoff berth and the Division 4 State Championship game in 2014 … Consensus All-State honoree by multiple sources including the Associated Press, Detroit Free Press and Detroit News.