NIL Opportunities: Carter Bell

2022
Honorable mention all-MVFC honoree … One of 21 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … team’s third-leading receiver with 23 catches for 245 yards and three touchdowns … also served as the team’s punt returner where he had eight returns for 115 yards for a 14.4-yard average, which tied for the top mark in the Valley … led USD with six catches for 50 yards and two touchdowns in the road game at North Dakota (11/12) … only Coyote with two receiving touchdowns in a game this season … had a 45-yard punt return in the home-opening win against Cal Poly (9/17) … CSC Academic All-District honoree … MVFC honor roll member

2021
Earned honorable mention all-MVFC honors … honorable mention MVFC All-Academic Team pick … one of 29 Coyotes who competed in all 12 games … team’s leading receiver with 41 catches for 673 yards and five touchdowns … also returned 14 punts for 132 yards and a touchdown … ranked ninth in the Valley and 95^th nationally in receiving yards per game … 47-yard punt return for a score at fourth-ranked North Dakota State was the program’s first since Stefan Logan in 2006 … caught five passes for a season-high 182 yards – all in the first half – in a road win at Western Illinois (11/6) … included in the tally was a program-record 91-yard touchdown reception … the 182 yards are seventh-most in program history … was the team’s leading receiver in four consecutive games near the start of the season … finished with the second-best punt return average in the Valley … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member

2020-21
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... was one of seven redshirt freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … played in all four games and started the final two … was the team’s leading receiver in terms of yards in each of the first three games … highlighting that effort was a six-catch, 106-yard performance with a touchdown in the home game against Missouri State (3/13) … totaled 17 catches for 263 yards and had two of the team’s three receiving touchdowns … had a 5-yard TD in the season-opening win at No. 7 Illinois State that gave the Coyotes the lead … broke another 17-17 tie with a 36-yard strike in the third quarter against Missouri State … was also the team’s punt returner and had two returns for 24 yards … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2019
One of nine true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes ... made his collegiate debut against Southern Illinois (10/26) ... caught his first career touchdown in the win against Youngstown State (11/9) ... caught seven passes for 75 yards ... also returned three punts for 28 yards ... can redshirt since he competed in four games or less ... MVFC Honor Roll member

Prep
Four-sport athlete for the Bulldogs who earned first-team all-state honors for his quarterback play as a senior in the fall of 2018 ... compiled 2,824 yards passing and 1,604 yards rushing ... combined for 56 touchdowns (29 pass, 27 rush) ... earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior when he was named District Player of the Year and Quad Cities All-Metro Player of the Year ... led the Bulldogs to the playoffs three years in a row and to the semifinals in each of his last two seasons ... state qualifier in high jump and long jump ... also played basketball and baseball at Bettendorf

Personal
Son of Steve and Robin … studying kinesiology and sport management at USD