Skyler Bell

Draft Projection

Measurements

Athletic Testing

College Statistics

Strengths

• Route running features explosive cuts and deliberate tempo changes that force defensive backs into guessing games, with his sluggo route becoming a signature weapon that generated multiple chunk plays throughout 2024 and 2025.
• Works the intermediate game with craft, sinking his hips at route stems and using shoulder fakes to manipulate cornerback positioning before breaking hard in the opposite direction for easy windows.
• Attacks zone coverage intelligently by identifying soft spots beyond linebacker depth and settling into voids, showing patience to let coverage develop before sitting down in throwing lanes.
• After the catch, his footwork and lateral agility create problems in confined spaces, using sharp cuts to make defenders miss and find running lanes that weren't initially visible.
• Demonstrated ability to stack cornerbacks vertically despite lacking elite long speed, building momentum through his route to gain leverage and maintain position downfield on nine routes and posts.
• Despite his 185-pound frame, he competes as a blocker with surprising technique and willingness, throwing his body into defenders on perimeter plays and showing more fight than you'd expect.
• Ball tracking over his shoulder is smooth and natural, adjusting to throws without breaking stride and maintaining body control through the catch point on deep targets.
• Creates separation at release through quick feet and efficient movements rather than pure power, using angles and leverage to beat press attempts and get into his route cleanly against off coverage.

Areas to Improve

• Physical cornerbacks disrupt his route timing with early contact, and at 185 pounds he lacks the mass to power through handfighting or body positioning battles at the line.
• Drop issues have plagued him throughout his college career, with balls bouncing off his hands on routine catches that should be automatic conversions, hurting his reliability as a chain-mover.
• Gets knocked off his path too easily on crossing routes when linebackers or safeties deliver contact, losing momentum and forcing quarterbacks to hold the ball longer than necessary.
• Takes too long developing some routes because he freelances at the line of scrimmage, wasting steps on unnecessary fakes when he should be getting vertical or pushing into his break.
• Catch radius is limited by his frame and average body control, making him less quarterback-friendly on throws outside his framework and requiring precise ball placement from his signal-caller.