Florida Gators

 
COACHING EXPERIENCE

2017-Present	Florida	Assistant
2017 (January)	USF	Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
2014-16	Florida Atlantic	Secondary/Assistant Director of Player Personnel
2011-13	American Senior High School	Head Coach
2007-10	Miami (FL)	Director of Football Operations
1997-07	Miami Edison Senior High School	Head Coach
1996	Miami Edison Senior High School	Defensive Backs

 
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Coached a pair of FAU defensive backs to Conference USA Honorable Mention honors in 2016
  • Jalen Young posted 100 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
  • Raekwon Williams Jr. finished with nine pass breakups, 48 tackles and an interception
• Tutored cornerback Cre’von LeBlanc to C-USA Second Team honors in 2015 as he led the league with four interceptions
• Also in 2015, Young earned C-USA Honorable Mention honors after totaling three interceptions and 69 tackles
• After Bell coached D'Joun Smith in 2014 to 53 tackles, a team leading eight passes defended and one interception, Smith was a third round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts
• Prior to his arrival in 2011, American Senior High School had not won a district title since 1998
  • Bell led the Patriots to three-straight District Championships during the only three years he was at the helm
• Bell was 25 years old when he was named Miami Edison High School's head coach in 1997
  • That made him the youngest head coach in the state
• Edison finished the previous season (1996) 0-10, but it wasn’t long until Bell quickly built it into one of Dade County's top football programs
  • His teams made five-consecutive state playoff appearances and won three-straight district titles
• During his tenure at Edison, Bell had 84 Division I signees and six All-Americans
  • In addition, he was named the Miami Dolphins Coach of the Year in 2003, while his 2004 class earned a No. 3 national rank for Division I signees

 
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED
FLORIDA ATLANTIC

• CB JALEN YOUNG – 2015 & 2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention honors.
• CB RAEKWON WILLIAMS Jr. – 2016 Conference USA Honorable Mention honors.
• CB CRE’VON LeBLANC – 2015 Second Team Conference USA honors.
• CB D’JOUN SMITH – Became the sixth player in program history drafted in the NFL. Drafted in the third round by the Indianapolis Colts.

NFL PLAYERS (ROUND DRAFTED)
DB Sharrod Neasman (undrafted) – Florida Atlantic ’16 – Atlanta Falcons
CB D’Joun Smith (65^th) – Florida Atlantic ’15 – Indianapolis Colts
CB Cre’Von LeBlanc (undrafted signee) – Florida Atlantic ’15 – Chicago Bears
OL Marc Dile (undrafted in 2009) – Miami Edison High School – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR Chad Simpson (undrafted in 2008) – Miami Edison High School – Indianapolis Colts
DL William Joseph (25^th in 2003) – Miami Edison High School – New York Giants
 
PLAYING CAREER
Bell played football at South Carolina, where he graduated in 1995. As a two-year varsity letterman and starting cornerback, he played alongside current Gators assistant, Chris Rumph.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth date: January 18, 1972
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Education: 1995 – Bachelor’s Degree from South Carolina
                    2000 – Master’s Degree from Nova
Family: He and his wife, Tamika, have two daughters, Daijah and Dahnia
 
Bowl Games as a Coach

2010	Sun Bowl
2009	Champs Bowl
2008	Emerald

 
All-Time Head Coaching Record
2013 (American Senior) - 6-5 (.545)
2012 (American Senior) - 6-3-1 (.650)
2011 (American Senior) - 6-5 (.545) 
2006 (Miami Edison) - 6-4 (.600)
2005 (Miami Edison) - 5-5 (.500)
2004 (Miami Edison) - 7-4 (.636)
2003 (Miami Edison) - 11-3 (.786) / Sectional & Regional Champions
2002 (Miami Edison) - 9-2 (.818)
2001 (Miami Edison) - 5-5 (.500)
2000 (Miami Edison) - 2-8 (.200)
1999 (Miami Edison) - 1-9 (.100)
1998 (Miami Edison) - 1-9 (.100)
1997 (Miami Edison) - 2-8 (.200)
Total: 67-65-1, .508 career