Charleston Southern University Athletics

2024 at Charleston Southern: Named First-Team All-Conference by the league office at the end of the season ... Named a First-Team All-Conference selection by Phil Steele ... Played  in all 12 games and started in 11 of them ... Had 47 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks by the end of the season ... Both of his season totals for TFLs and sacks rank inside the top 15 in program history for a single season ... Had a season-best of seven tackles against Furman and Lindenwood ... Picked up three tackles for loss and two sacks against Tennessee Tech as he also had a forced fumble and recovery int he game.

2023 at Charleston Southern: Saw time in all 11 games during the fall and stepped into an expanded role along the defensive front ... Finished the fall with 43 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks ... Picked up a pair of fumbles against Tennessee State to help the Bucs to the victory and collected 47 yards on returns on those plays ... Had at least one tackle in every game during the fall including three or more in all but one contest ... Had a season best six tackles against William & Mary ... Opened the year with a two sack performance against North Greenville.

2022 at Charleston Southern: Played in 10 games during the season along the defensive line ... Ended the year with 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack ... Picked up the sack at Bryant as part of a four-tackle outing ... Also had a TFL against Robert Morris and had a forced fumble on the play too ... Had a season-best six tackles against Furman.

2021 at Western Carolina: Played in seven games as a reserve along the defensive front and on special teams … Credited with eight tackles including six solo stops and a tackle for loss with a quarterback hurry … Tallied a tackle for loss at Oklahoma (Sept. 11) … Posted three solo tackles at Wofford (Oct. 30) and a season-best four tackles in the finale at VMI (Nov. 20) ... Named to the 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Spring 2021 at Western Carolina: Played in all nine of the team’s games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Finished the season with 26 total tackles including 10 solo stops and half a tackle for loss … Tallied six tackles including two solo stops at Furman (Feb. 20) … Credited with a career-best eight stops including three solo stops against The Citadel (March 13) ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2019 at Western Carolina: Played in three games as a defensive reserve as a true freshman, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Credited with two tackles, both coming as solo stops at The Citadel (Oct. 12) … Made his collegiate debut at N.C. State (Sept. 7).

High School: Multi-sport athlete, three-year varsity letter-winner … Three-time all-region and all-county selection and a two-time all-state honoree … Finished his career with 329 career tackles including 134 career solo stops and 25 sacks … Tallied 44 career tackles for loss, both forcing and recovering eight career fumbles and scoring two defensive touchdowns … Recorded 96 tackles including 34 solo stops as a senior, collecting AAA Lower State Lineman of the Year honors … Was listed among the top 50 ranked prospect in the state of South Carolina by 247Sports entering his senior year after posting 113 tackles and nine sacks as a junior … Listed as a two-star recruit from both 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Also participates in track & field as a prep ... High school coach was Chad Leaphart ... Full name is Darrius Travon Bell … Is the son of Jessica Bell … Has a younger brother, Kelvin … His uncle, Johnell, played college football at North Greenville Univ.