2024 Football Roster
Bell, Kendrick

Jersey Number 12
Kendrick Bell
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 191
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Park Hill
Bio
CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Receiving
• Catches: 2 - vs. Minnesota (Sept. 28, 2024)
• Yards: 30 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• TDs: None
• Long: 16 - vs. Minnesota (Sept. 28, 2024)
At Michigan
• One-time letter winner (2024)
• Has appeared in 16 games in his career (one game, special teams only) with six starts at wide receiver
Junior (2025)
• Made a 30-yard reception against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Contributed on special teams at Oklahoma (Sept. 6)
• Played as a wide receiver against Central Michigan (Sept. 13) and also contributed on special teams
• Appeared in all 13 games with six starts at wide receiver; caught seven passes for 70 yards, rushed once, and made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his first collegiate reception against Fresno State (Aug. 31), an 11-yard grab
• Earned his first career start at wide receiver against Texas (Sept. 7), and made a seven-yard catch
• Started and played wide receiver against Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Caught two passes totaling 24 yards in a start against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Played at wide receiver against Oregon (Nov. 2), at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made a one-yard catch against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Started out wide at Indiana (Nov. 9) and caught one pass for eight yards
• Made an eight-yard catch against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Played as a wide receiver and attempted one pass at Ohio State (Nov. 30) and against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Freshman (2023)
• Did not see game action
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for Rutgers
Prep
• Attended Park Hill High School (2023) coached by Andy Sims
• Park Hill posted a 3-8 record his senior year in 2022
• Helped the Trojans to a 5-6 record as a junior
• Part of two playoff teams and won a playoff game in each year as a starting quarterback
• Earned letters in basketball at Park Hill, where he was an all-district selection
• Also lettered in track and field, where he was a state-qualifying jumper
Key Statistics
• In his senior year, completed 224-of-339 pass attempts (72 percent) with 35 passing touchdowns and added 670 rushing yards and another 10 scores on the ground
• As a junior, completed 207-of-339 pass attempts (61 percent) with 30 total touchdowns including rushing; 313 total rushing yards
• Set school records in passing yards, completions, and completion percentage his senior year
Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 1,031 overall player nationally, the No. 85 athlete and the No. 23 player in the state of Missouri
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 178 athlete and the No. 36 player in the state of Missouri
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 222 player in his region, the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 22 player in the state of Missouri
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 49 athlete tackle in the nation and the No. 24 player in Missouri
• On3.com three-star consensus prospect, the No. 1,017 player in the nation, the No. 53 quarterback in the nation and the No. 22 player in Missouri
• On3.com three-star prospect, the No. 24 quarterback in the nation and the No. 12 player in Missouri
• First-team Class 6 All-State as a senior (2022)
• Named the Most Outstanding High School Football Player in the Kansas City area with the Thomas A. Simone Award in 2022
• Brother, Ronnie, also won the award (2017), making the brothers the first pair to win the honor in its 87-year history
• Kansas City Suburban Conference Silver Division first team honoree
• Class 6 District 4 first team All-District
Personal
• Kendrick Bell was born April 20, 2004
• Son of Aaron and Renee Bell
• Brother, Ronnie, was a two-time captain and two-time Big Ten Champion with the Wolverines (2018-22)
• Twin brother, Marqueas, plays basketball at Southeast Missouri State
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Communication and Media
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