A physical, well-traveled safety who fought through four colleges to reach the NFL, D'Anthony Bell has made his living as a special-teams and depth contributor.
D'Anthony Bell's path to the NFL wound through Albany State, Iowa Central, Butler and finally West Florida before he went undrafted in 2022. He spent three seasons rotating through the Cleveland Browns' secondary and special teams before signing with Seattle in 2025.
Path to the league
Bell's college career took him through four different programs before he settled at West Florida, where his size and physicality at safety stood out to scouts. He went unselected in the 2022 draft but signed on with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent.
Career highlights
Bell spent three seasons with the Browns, appearing in 50 games with seven starts and recording 61 tackles, two interceptions, four passes defensed and a forced fumble. His combination of size and strength allowed him to match up physically with tight ends, even if his range as a deep safety was limited.
2025 season recap
The Seahawks signed Bell in March 2025 after his three years in Cleveland. He appeared in 14 games for Seattle, recording 15 tackles and half a sack while playing primarily on special teams, logging 252 of his 347 total snaps in that phase of the game.
Sources
- Wikipedia: D'Anthony Bell
- Seahawks.com: Seahawks Sign Safety D'Anthony Bell
- ESPN: D'Anthony Bell player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
14 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | seahawks | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | browns | 17 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | browns | 17 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | browns | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- West Florida
- Hometown
- Covington, GA, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
