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WR2026 Draft Prospect

Skyler Bell

Connecticut

Measurables

5'11 5/8"

192 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Big-Slot Hybrid

Skyler Bell projects as a big-slot hybrid — a WR from Connecticut who tested with an elite athletic profile (91th composite). Combine line reads 5'11 5/8" · 192 lb, 4.40s 40, 41″ vertical, 133″ broad. Career college production: 220 receptions for 2,893 yards and 24 TDs across 5 seasons. Dominance score 85 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

85A-

Dominance score · multi-component

Top-tier college producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

89th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

98th

2025

Breakout

15%

80th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

30th

Y/R · 13.15

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A-

Speed

85th percentile · 4.40s 40-yard

A+

Burst

95th percentile · 41" vert · 133" broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

A

Vertical Pop

94th percentile · 41" vertical

C

Frame

22th percentile · 5'11 5/8" · 192 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.28
  1. #1

    Kadarius Toney

    2021 R1 · #20 · Florida · 5-11/193lb · 4.39s 40

    86

    sim

  2. #2

    Anthony Miller

    2018 R2 · #51 · Memphis · 5-11/201lb

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Joshua Lane

    2025 R4 · #128 · Virginia Tech · 5-10/191lb · 4.34s 40

    80

    sim

Scheme fit

Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.

X-Factor

Burst grades in the 95th percentile — 41" vert.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 22th percentile (5'11 5/8") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. WR class · 2000–2026 baseline
54

Athletic composite

54thSOLID

3 of 6 metrics graded

1× Elite2× Great
4.40s85thGREAT
i

40-Yard

vs. 1200

41.094thGREAT
i

Vertical

vs. 1054

133.095thELITE
i

Broad

vs. 1017

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

68

Athletic composite

68thSTRONG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Solid
31.952ndSOLID
i

Arm

vs. 473

10.084thEXCELLENT
i

Hand

vs. 474

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2021WISC11515.0015
2022WISC3044414.8549
2023WISC382967.8130
2024CONN5086017.2570
2025CONN1011,27812.71380
Career2202,89313.22480