WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - David Bell has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a second consecutive week. Bell is the third Boilermaker to earn that conference recognition on multiple occasions, following Frankie Williams (twice in 2012) and Rondale Moore (three times in 2018).
Bell caught a season-high 13 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown at Iowa last week. His yardage total was the most by a freshman in school history and the eighth-most by any player at Purdue. Bell, who has 39 receptions for 635 yards and four touchdowns on the season, was coming off a performance against Maryland that saw him finish with nine catches for 138 yards and two scores to earn him the conference's freshman accolades the previous week.
Purdue Game Receiving Yards
301 – Chris Daniels vs. Michigan State, 10/16/1999
238 – Selwyn Lymon at Notre Dame, 9/30/2006
220 – Rondale Moore vs. Vanderbilt, 9/7/2019
215 – Brian Alford at Minnesota, 10/11/1997
209 – Brian Alford at Toledo, 9/6/1997
209 – Kyle Ingraham vs. Indiana, 11/20/2004
200 – Bart Burrell at Wisconsin, 9/13/1980
197 – David Bell at Iowa, 10/19/2019
Bell caught a season-high 13 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown at Iowa last week. His yardage total was the most by a freshman in school history and the eighth-most by any player at Purdue. Bell, who has 39 receptions for 635 yards and four touchdowns on the season, was coming off a performance against Maryland that saw him finish with nine catches for 138 yards and two scores to earn him the conference's freshman accolades the previous week.
Purdue Game Receiving Yards
301 – Chris Daniels vs. Michigan State, 10/16/1999
238 – Selwyn Lymon at Notre Dame, 9/30/2006
220 – Rondale Moore vs. Vanderbilt, 9/7/2019
215 – Brian Alford at Minnesota, 10/11/1997
209 – Brian Alford at Toledo, 9/6/1997
209 – Kyle Ingraham vs. Indiana, 11/20/2004
200 – Bart Burrell at Wisconsin, 9/13/1980
197 – David Bell at Iowa, 10/19/2019