University of Connecticut Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Skyler Bell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Bronx, NY
- High School:
- The Taft School
- Prev School:
- Wisconsin
A 2025 Biletnikoff Award Finalist
Invited to the Panini Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Bowl
Named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watchlist, 2026 Senior Bowl Top 300 and the Shrine Bowl 1000
2025 (R-Senior Season): Named a finalist for the 2025 Biletnikoff Award… Received an invitation to the Panini Senior Bowl… Also invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl… Named the New England Gold Helmet Award winner after his performance against UAB… Led the team with 101 receptions… Totaled 1,278 receiving yards, leading the team… Scored 13 receiving touchdowns, the most on the team… Recorded a season-long reception of 80 yards against Central Connecticut… Season-high 14 receptions for 113 yards and one touchdown against Ball State… Notched 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns on four receptions against Central Connecticut… Tallied 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns on eight receptions against UAB… Caught 11 passes for 107 yards against Syracuse… Registered 158 receiving yards and one touchdown on eight receptions against Rice… Contributed 125 receiving yards and one touchdown on 10 receptions against Boston College… Caught 11 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns against Duke.
2024 (R-Junior Season): Saw action as WR in all 13 games ... Led team with 860 receiving yards ... Team-high five receiving touchdowns ... Season-long 70-yard reception against Buffalo (Sept. 28) ... Notched 50 receptions ... Recorded three touchdowns and 153 yards against Buffalo (Sept. 28) ... Made five catches for 141 yards against Maryland (Aug. 31) ... Notched 113 yards on a career-high 10 receptions in game at Syracuse (Nov. 23) ... Caught a touchdown with 77 yards on three receptions against North Carolina (Dec. 28) ... Registered 105 yards and one touchdown on two receptions versus Merrimack (Sept. 7) ... Made seven catches for 58 yards against Duke (Spet. 14) ... Scored a touchdown on a 60-yard reception versus Merrimack (Sept. 7) ... Had a 43-yard catch in win over Fla. Atlantic (Sept. 21).
PRIOR TO UCONN: Joins the Huskies from the University of Wisconsin…The r-junior wideout will have two seasons of eligibility remaining…After a redshirt season in 2021, played two years for the Badgers…In 2023 he appeared in 12 games and was second on the team with 38 receptions for 296 yards and one touchdown…He caught a season-best seven passes against Northwestern and had a five catch game, including a touchdown, at Washington State…After using his redshirt season in 2021, started 12 of 13 games as a freshman in 2022…Finished with 30 catches for 444 yards and five scores…Also carried the ball five times for 160 yards…He was one of three freshmen in the BIG TEN to record multiple receiving touchdowns during the season…Finished the year recording a reception in 12 of 13 games…Had his best game of the season against New Mexico State, hauling in four passes for 108 yards and two scores…Named to CFB News honorable mention freshman All-American team…Attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut prior to enrolling at Wisconsin.
