The Kansas City Chiefs need more receiving options to replace pending free agents and underperforming contributors. The 2025 NFL draft is expected to feature over a dozen wide receivers with top-100 potential.
Georgia Bulldogs pass catcher Dillon Bell belongs in that mix, but the Chiefs could snag him as low as the fourth round, depending on the college season’s outcome.
Bell is a densely built receiver who uses his 6’1″, 210 lb. frame to overpower defenders after the catch. He drops his shoulder going into contact to bury defensive backs and finishes plays falling forward. Bell also wins with elusiveness, using his sharp open-field cuts to avoid defenders. He lacks home-run speed but creates chunk plays with his impressive physical tools.
Bell’s build and creativity make him an outlet for schemed touches. Wide receiver screens, end-arounds, and snaps in the backfield are all in his wheelhouse.
Dillon Bell is just Georgia Deebo Samuel
pic.twitter.com/NWV32Nvzhi— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) June 20, 2024
Bell must refine his release package to combat press coverage, but his quick footwork and active hands suggest he has the tools to defeat aggressive cornerbacks. He rapidly accelerates off the line of scrimmage to push defenders vertically before making sharp cuts off the route’s stem.
Bell showcases excellent body control while making catches along the sideline. He suffers from a few concentration drops but comes through for Georgia in big moments.
The Bulldogs took their bye week last Saturday to prepare for their Sept. 28 showdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide at 7:30 p.m.
The Crimson Tide are the first of four SEC schools ranked in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll that Georgia plays this year.
