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Bell Selected By Patriots In Seventh Round Of NFL Draft
4/27/2024 6:34:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State tight end Jaheim Bell was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.
Bell, the 231st overall pick, is the ninth FSU player taken in the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse, wide receiver Keon Coleman, defensive tackle Braden Fiske, defensive back Renardo Green, running back Trey Benson, defensive back Jarrian Jones, quarterback Jordan Travis and wide receiver Johnny Wilson. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Rams. Coleman was the first selection Friday evening when the Buffalo Bills picked him 33rd overall, Fiske was picked by the Rams at No. 39 overall, Green went to the San Francisco 49ers at 64th overall, Benson was selected 66th overall by the Arizona Cardinals and Jones was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars with pick number 96. Travis was the New York Jets' fifth-round selection at No. 171 overall and Wilson was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 185 overall. Florida State now has 303 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 213 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Bell caught 39 passes for 503 yards and two touchdowns and added one rushing touchdown on four carries during the 2023 season. He was a second-team All-ACC performer who appeared in the first 13 games of the year with nine starts. In his FSU debut, Bell made two catches for 49 yards and one touchdown and had a four-yard rushing score during Florida State's 45-24 win over No. 5 LSU, becoming the first FSU player with a rushing and receiving touchdown in a season opener since 2000.
The Lake City, Florida, native registered a career-best eight receptions for 53 yards in FSU's 38-20 win over No. 16 Duke and totaled a season-high 87 yards on four receptions in the 41-3 win over Syracuse. His receiving yards total against the Orange was the highest by a Florida State tight end since Nick O'Leary in the 2014 ACC Championship Game. Bell led the Seminoles with five catches in a win at Boston College and also made five receptions in the win at Pitt. Over his four-year collegiate career, Bell totaled 95 receptions for 1,260 yards and nine touchdowns.
Florida State's nine picks are the most in a single NFL Draft since 2015 when FSU tied the ACC record it set in 2013 with 11 selections. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues Saturday on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network.
Bell, the 231st overall pick, is the ninth FSU player taken in the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse, wide receiver Keon Coleman, defensive tackle Braden Fiske, defensive back Renardo Green, running back Trey Benson, defensive back Jarrian Jones, quarterback Jordan Travis and wide receiver Johnny Wilson. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Rams. Coleman was the first selection Friday evening when the Buffalo Bills picked him 33rd overall, Fiske was picked by the Rams at No. 39 overall, Green went to the San Francisco 49ers at 64th overall, Benson was selected 66th overall by the Arizona Cardinals and Jones was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars with pick number 96. Travis was the New York Jets' fifth-round selection at No. 171 overall and Wilson was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 185 overall. Florida State now has 303 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 213 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Bell caught 39 passes for 503 yards and two touchdowns and added one rushing touchdown on four carries during the 2023 season. He was a second-team All-ACC performer who appeared in the first 13 games of the year with nine starts. In his FSU debut, Bell made two catches for 49 yards and one touchdown and had a four-yard rushing score during Florida State's 45-24 win over No. 5 LSU, becoming the first FSU player with a rushing and receiving touchdown in a season opener since 2000.
The Lake City, Florida, native registered a career-best eight receptions for 53 yards in FSU's 38-20 win over No. 16 Duke and totaled a season-high 87 yards on four receptions in the 41-3 win over Syracuse. His receiving yards total against the Orange was the highest by a Florida State tight end since Nick O'Leary in the 2014 ACC Championship Game. Bell led the Seminoles with five catches in a win at Boston College and also made five receptions in the win at Pitt. Over his four-year collegiate career, Bell totaled 95 receptions for 1,260 yards and nine touchdowns.
Florida State's nine picks are the most in a single NFL Draft since 2015 when FSU tied the ACC record it set in 2013 with 11 selections. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues Saturday on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network.
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