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Howard Bell

RDE  •  RETIRED @ Age 33 (End of 2030 season)  •  Current Age: 38
6' 0", 269 lbs Draft: Round 28, Pick 20 (2020) Drafted By: Atlanta Falcons College: Michigan State Player_ID: 1640 Yrs Pro: 11 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2029 SFO 11 0 5 4.3 1 1 2.3 2.0 7 0 1 7.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 3 2.2 0.160
2028 IND 15 4 10 5.3 2 0 0.0 1.5 3 1 1 3.1 0 7 3.9 0 2 0.0 28.6 1 0 0 2 2.7 0.210
2027 WAS 16 8 38 9.4 13 10 4.9 4.0 7 0 1 3.1 0 33 8.6 2 13 6.1 39.4 2 2 0 6 5.3 0.430
2026 WAS 16 8 19 6.8 10 - - 4.5 6 1 1 3.7 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 2 - 4.9 0.420
2025 PHI 16 5 5 6.0 2 - - 2.0 3 0 1 7.1 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 1 - 2.2 0.140
2024 DET 16 1 6 4.1 1 - - 0.0 5 3 0 4.7 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - 2.2 0.150
2023 DET 16 8 13 5.3 5 - - 2.5 5 0 1 3.9 0 - - 1 2 - - - 1 0 - 4.3 0.390
2022 ATL 16 16 41 8.2 16 - - 4.0 10 1 1 3.7 0 - - 2 5 - - - 0 1 - 5.6 0.520
2021 ATL 3 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.2 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.9 0.020
2020 ATL 16 1 8 6.2 3 - - 1.5 1 0 0 1.6 0 - - 1 3 - - - 0 1 - 2.1 0.130
Career 141 51 145 6.9 53 11 - 22.0 48 6 7 3.8 0 40 2.0 6 27 - - 3 4 5 11 - -

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2026 WAS 1 1 3 11.4 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2024 DET 1 0 1 7.7 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 25.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 2 1 4 10.4 1 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.8 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 0 - - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 23 69 40 40 51 58 76 73 19 40 7 35 50
2020 Post-Camp 23 48 56 42 12 16 17 11 15 62 6 28 45
2021 Pre-Camp 24 52 50 42 14 18 18 14 15 53 6 31 44
2021 Post-Camp 24 63 35 39 34 37 46 38 18 33 6 38 44
2022 Pre-Camp 25 63 36 39 34 38 48 39 18 35 6 39 43
2022 Post-Camp 25 67 43 48 15 28 25 25 30 36 7 49 49
2023 Pre-Camp 26 68 44 48 15 28 26 26 30 36 7 50 50
2023 Post-Camp 26 54 36 54 18 23 18 20 25 22 4 42 42
2024 Pre-Camp 27 54 36 54 18 23 18 20 25 22 4 42 42
2024 Post-Camp 27 52 36 54 17 22 16 20 23 21 4 42 42
2025 Pre-Camp 28 52 36 54 17 22 16 20 23 21 4 42 42
2025 Post-Camp 28 52 36 55 17 23 16 21 22 21 4 42 42
2026 Pre-Camp 29 52 36 56 17 22 16 21 22 20 4 42 42
2026 Post-Camp 29 50 36 57 17 22 16 22 23 20 4 42 42
2027 Pre-Camp 30 50 36 57 17 22 15 22 23 20 4 42 42
2027 Post-Camp 30 63 36 46 4 25 12 30 20 30 7 45 45
2028 Pre-Camp 31 64 36 46 4 26 12 30 20 24 6 45 45
2028 Post-Camp 31 64 35 45 4 28 14 32 20 24 6 44 44
2029 Pre-Camp 32 65 36 44 4 28 14 32 18 24 6 45 45
2029 Post-Camp 32 56 30 33 4 23 10 20 8 20 6 36 36
2030 Pre-Camp 33 56 30 33 4 23 11 16 8 20 6 36 36
2030 Post-Camp 33 43 20 25 4 22 0 0 0 21 6 26 26

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2021 Atlanta Falcons signed to a new contract: 2yrs, $3,800,000
2023 Detroit Lions signed as a free agent: 1yr, $970,000
2023 Detroit Lions changed primary position from LDE
2024 Detroit Lions signed as a free agent: 1yr, $990,000
2025 Philadelphia Eagles signed as an unrestricted free agent: 1yr, $1,230,000
2026 Washington Commanders signed as an unrestricted free agent: 3yrs, $7,530,000
2028 Washington Commanders released
2028 Indianapolis Colts signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $5,630,000
2029 Indianapolis Colts released
2029 San Francisco 49ers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,280,000
2030 San Francisco 49ers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,310,000
2030 San Francisco 49ers released