Darius Bell

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
300
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario
High School:
Clearwater Academy International
Prev School:
Maine
Major:
Kinesiology

Graduate student in the classroom that has one year of athletic eligibility remaining … Earned three varsity letters (1/East Carolina, 2/Maine) … Played in 27 career games (9/East Carolina, 18/Maine) … Started 22 career games on the offensive line (6/East Carolina, 16/Maine) … Logged 1,452 career offensive snaps … Officially enrolled early at East Carolina (January 2024) and participated with the Pirates in spring drills.

2024 (East Carolina): Earned varsity letter after starting six of nine games played … Logged 494 total snaps (473 offense, 21 special teams) … Started first six games of the season … Helped provide running lanes for all five of Rahjai Harris’ 100-yards games … Helped the Pirates average 436.4 yards of offense a contest, which ranked 24th in FBS … ECU’s offense averaged 32.0 points per game (34th nationally), while its offense averaged 253.3 passing yards per contest (24th nationally) and 172.4 rushing yards per contest (50th nationally) … Member of offensive line unit that helped the Pirates register 500 or more total yards in a game five times (Norfolk State, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa, North Texas).

2023 (Maine): Started all nine games for the Black Bears during sophomore campaign … Member of an offensive unit that averaged 359.8 yards per game which included 280.1 passing yards per contest ranking 10th in the FCS.

2022 (Maine): Appeared in nine games with seven starts as a redshirt freshman … Played left tackle where he logged 565 of 566 snaps … Allowed just 14 quarterback pressures over final eight games … Black Bears averaged 353.7 yards of offense per game.

2021 (Maine): Redshirted during initial year with the program.

High School: Competed at Clearwater Academy International high school in Clearwater, Florida ... Also spent time at St. Thomas More high school in Canada ... First Team All-Canadian honoree and a two-time First Team All-Conference selection ... Guided his previous teams to three district titles and was a two-time All-Province and two-time team MVP in track & field.

Personal: Graduated in summer of 2025 with an undergraduate degree in communication from East Carolina ... Currently enrolled in MS program for kinesiology ... Named to American Conference All-Academic Team (2024) ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Dean's List in spring 2025.