Skyler Bell finished his 2025 UConn season in the top five nationally in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and UConn’s first consensus All-American in program history. He became the first UConn offensive skill player to be invited to the Senior Bowl since Dan Orlovsky in 2005. And he’s going to be drafted on Day 2 or Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Production isn’t always the deciding factor.
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PFSN’s Jacob Infante has Bell going to the Washington Commanders at 71st overall in his day 2 and 3 2026 mock draft.
“2025 was a banner year for Skyler Bell,” Infante wrote. “He had 101 catches for 1,278 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns this season, and he’s an athletic weapon with the ability to create separation at all three levels of the defensive secondary.”
PFSN’s proprietary Combine comparison tool matches Bell’s profile most closely to Jermaine Burton, the Alabama wideout taken at No. 80 by the Bengals in 2024 (97 percent match), and Ryan Flournoy, the Southeast Missouri State receiver who was a sixth-round pick in 2024 (96 percent).
The next three names on the list are Jaylin Lane (4th round, 2025, Commanders), D.J. Moore (Round 1, 2018, Panthers), and Reche Caldwell (Round 2, 2002, Chargers). That’s a full range from undrafted to Round 1 for players with similar measurables. Where Bell lands inside that range depends on how individual teams weigh production against size and testing.
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The production case is the loudest one.
Bell caught 101 passes for 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2025, setting UConn program records in all three categories. He was second nationally in yards after catch (835), tied for 17th in YAC per reception (8.2), and tied for fourth in yards per route run (3.13). He dropped just four passes all season, a 3.8 percent drop rate that ranked 30th in FBS.
The PFSN WR Impact grade backs the tape. Bell’s 2025 grade is 85.0, a B that ranks sixth among 2025 wide receivers and 53rd all-time. His top-five traits profile reinforces the three-level-threat framing. Explosiveness grades at 9.0, agility and twitch at 8.8, instincts at 8.5, long speed at 8.4, and hands at 8.3. Those numbers describe a receiver who can separate at every level of the field and finish the catch.
PFSN’s scouting report calls him one of the most complete three-level threats in the class. “The 6’0″, 185-pound pass-catcher has one of the most complete three-level threat frameworks in the 2026 class,” the evaluation reads. “He’s explosive and energized as a mover, with a full route tree, vertical splicing, steely ball tracking, and dynamic RAC chops.” The drop concerns that flagged his 2024 film have been cleaned up.
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The Combine reinforced the athletic profile. Bell measured 6-foot and 192 pounds, ran a 4.40 forty that ranked 12th among 34 receivers, and posted a 41-inch vertical that ranked fifth and an 11-foot-1 broad jump that ranked third.
The case against is the size. At 6-foot, 185 pounds in college (192 at the Combine), Bell’s height, weight, and arm length all sit in the bottom third among NFL receiver prospects. Physical corners at the line can slow him down in routes. The PFSN evaluation acknowledges his rookie age as another variable. He turns 24 in July.
The bet is that the production reflects a complete player, not a scheme product. The market has two days left to decide.
