The Cleveland Browns did not select a player in the 2022 NFL draft until the third round. While CB Martin Emerson and DE Alex Wright were the team’s first two players drafted, WR David Bell has a chance to make the biggest immediate impact.
Bell, the Purdue product, has a chance to compete to be the Browns primary slot receiver in 2022. The 21-year-old played full-time for the Boilermakers since arriving as a freshman. In 2019, as an 18-year-old, Bell had 86 receptions for over 1,000 yards with seven touchdowns.
The COVID-shortened 2020 season still produced 53 receptions, 625 yards and eight touchdowns in just six games. Finally, as a 20-year-old (for a majority of the season), Bell turned in 93 catches, 1,286 yards and six touchdowns in 2021.