Height: 5-11   Weight: 213
College: Oklahoma State
Position: RB   No: 25

Born: 11/2/1983
Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Professional Career Highlights: Selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round (41st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft; professional career got off to a difficult start after he fractured his right middle finger during his first day of training camp July 31, but Bell recovered in time to see action on special teams in his NFL debut vs. Kansas City (9/12); during his rookie year he led all AFC rookies (4th among NFL rookies) with 396 rushing yards on 75 carries (5.3 avg.) with three touchdowns in 14 regular-season games (0 starts) and caught five passes for 80 yards (16.0 avg.); in his second professional season, Bell rushed 173 times for a career-best 921 yards (5.3 avg.) with eight touchdowns while adding 18 receptions for 104 yards (5.8 avg.) in 15 regular-season games (1 start) for the Broncos; his 921-yard rushing performance ranked 11th in the AFC (19th in NFL) and helped Denver boast the league's second-best rushing attack (158.7 ypg.); in 2006, his first season as the starting running back, Bell amassed 1,025 yards and two touchdowns on 233 carries (4.4 avg.), including five 100-yard outings, while catching 24 passes for 115 yards in 12 games (12 starts); ranked ninth in the conference and 22nd in the league in rushing; was traded to the Detroit Lions in 2007; rushed 44 times for 182 yards (4.1 avg.) and 1 touchdown during the 2007 season, and caught 14 passes for 63 yards; re-signed with the Broncos in 2008 appearing in seven games rushing 44 times for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns.  

College Accomplishments: A three-year starter at Oklahoma State University, Bell rushed 634 times for 3,409 yards (5.4 avg.) with 34 touchdowns in 41 career games (29 starts); added 258 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 36 receptions (7.2 avg.); 3,409 rushing yards ranked sixth in school history, and the 216 points he scored during his career ranked seventh on the school's career list; left OSU ranked sixth on the Big 12 Conference's all-time career rushing list, fifth in touchdowns and sixth in carries; joined Terry Miller, Thurman Thomas and David Thompson as the only players in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season twice in a career; chosen as a consensus first-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior in 2003, leading Oklahoma State with a career-high 1,286 yards (6.0 avg.) on 213 carries with 16 touchdowns; his 2003 rushing total ranked 10th on the school's single-season record list, and his 16 touchdowns at OSU that year are topped only by Thurman Thomas (17 in 1987), Terry Miller (19 in 1976) and Barry Sanders (39 in 1988) among running backs; scored 96 points, which ranked fourth all-time in OSU history; as a junior in 2002, Bell was an All-Big 12 second-team selection by the league's coaches after playing in 11 games, leading the team with 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns on 175 carries (6.3 avg.); became the first Cowboy since David Thompson (1996) to rush for more than 100 yards in three consecutive games; played 10 games (9 starts) as a sophomore in 2001 and led the team with 197 carries for 776 yards (3.9 avg.) with six touchdowns and caught a career-high 18 passes for 97 yards (5.4 avg.); during his freshman year in 2000, Bell was a reserve tailback.

Personal:  One of the fastest high school players in the nation (clocked at 10.26 in the 100-meter dash and 4.34 in the 40-yard dash), Bell rushed for 1,225 yards and 19 touchdowns at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas; in addition to his 19 rushing touchdowns, he had three touchdown passes and returned one kickoff for a score; was a two-time all-district selection at running back while First Down Recruiting, PrepStar and the Dallas Morning News listed him as a Top-100 player in Texas; Bell was heavily recruited by several elite college football programs and opted for Oklahoma State over Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska; Bell's brother, T.J., plays defensive back at Oklahoma  State; also has one sister, Latrice Coleman; son of Terry and Tony Bell, Tatum Antoine Bell was born March 2, 1981, in Dallas and resides in DeSoto; he and his wife Jeré Bell have children Ta’Lor (3) and Tatum Jr. (1)