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WR Skyler Bell passed on chance to play at Michigan to return to UConn and finish what he started

TMB4405 said:
Not sure this is true in this case.
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Love Skyler Bell and I feel he is right up there with the best. That being said there are quite a few players that could be considered the best.
 
Geremy Davis and Marcus Easley had NFL careers while excelling at UConn. Bell is very good, but best player is Dan Orlovsky.
 
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giddyup said:
A successful athlete not looking for greener pastures and happy to stay put is so refreshing. Bell is going to light it up this year.
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He’s gonna be a great example for Mora four years to come. I’ve been saying it for the longest time. I think you can accomplish everything you need to if your goal is to play in the NFL at UConn,

We may not be a football powerhouse, but we’re on TV every single week and there’s no doubt NFL scouts are watching, and why not play at a place where you’re appreciated and you get a chance to show your stuff week after a week. You’re not riding the bench for stretches of time.. The NIL I get though but if we’re in the ballpark, I would stay here if you developed your brand in a husky uniform.
 
Scoe said:
Put up a big performance against Duke in a win and I will sign off on this.
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This Duke game is the biggest I can remember since perhaps the Michigan game I was at were we had a 20 pt lead going into the 4th quarter.

That game we had 40K in Rent - yes they added seats - night game.

It was the start of the long steady decline until Mora came.

We can start writing the next chapter by beating Duke this Saturday.
 
Scoe said:
Put up a big performance against Duke in a win and I will sign off on this.
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You should have signed off after his performance in the Fenway Bowl. Who has been better? The last time I asked the only response I got was Terry Calley. Not even close, imo.
 
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Waquoit said:
You should have signed off after his performance in the Fenway Bowl. Who has been better? The last time I asked the only response I got was Terry Calley. Not even close, imo.
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Caulley was on the way to super legend status until that knee injury sidetracked his trajectory. Darius Butler and Tyvon Branch were great cb's as well as Andrew Adams at Safety, Alfred Fincher and Danny Lansanah and Sio Moore were great line backers and Travis Jones, Foley Fatukosi, Shamar Stephen were great DL that played in the NFL. There have been so many great UConn players, ultimately it is about personal preference.
 
Waquoit said:
You should have signed off after his performance in the Fenway Bowl. Who has been better? The last time I asked the only response I got was Terry Calley. Not even close, imo.
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Great now do it against Duke and I'll sign off on it. I'm not gonna call him best player yet because I don't wanna jinx it. The second someone gets an overwhelming praise on the boneyard is the second they drop a critical pass or fumble in a big game like this one against Duke.

We saw all the praise for Mora and Joe and then what happens we lose to Rice. While I'm probably 95-99 percent leaning best UConn player of all time I'm staying in the moment because there's more to play for. I'm not gonna put a jinx on Skyler Bell.
 
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What’s been impressive about Bell is that he is getting his catches even though you know the other team is focusing on him. They must be scheming to stop him and yet no one has stopped him.
 
Just saw a mock draft from ProFootballNetwork.com that has Bell going 2nd round 48th overall to the Jets. Obviously, it's kinda meaningless at this point, but it's just great to see him finally start showing up on these things.
 
UConn2SF said:
Just saw a mock draft from ProFootballNetwork.com that has Bell going 2nd round 48th overall to the Jets. Obviously, it's kinda meaningless at this point, but it's just great to see him finally start showing up on these things.
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Great that he is mentioned as part of second round. For his sake, hope it’s not the Jets although he is from NYC.
 
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UConn2SF said:
Just saw a mock draft from ProFootballNetwork.com that has Bell going 2nd round 48th overall to the Jets. Obviously, it's kinda meaningless at this point, but it's just great to see him finally start showing up on these things.
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Please not the Jets.
 
Waquoit said:
Best FB player in UConn history.
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UConn has had two first round selections in the NFL draft:
2009 pick #27 - RB Donald Brown to Indy Colts
2015 pick #27 - DB Byron Jones to Dallas Cowboys

And a handful of 2nd round selections:
2009 - DB Darius Butler, T Will Beatty, LB Cody Brown
2012 - DT Kendall Reyes
2017 - DB Obi Melifonwu

Two UConn WRs drafted:
2010 pick #107 (4th) - Marcus Easley to Buffalo Bills
2015 pick #186 (6th) - Geremy Davis to NY Giants

Not that NFL draft position necessarily means best player in UConn history, but generally the better you do the higher you get drafted. Will be interesting to see where Skyler Bell gets drafted. Tough to compare different players from different positions across different generations, but I think we can all agree he's the best WR in UConn history.
 


-> The Huskies go to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for their final regular season contest Saturday with a chance to win nine games for the second consecutive season, and they have an opportunity to validate that they possess one of the best offenses in the country.

That offense is led by Bell, who leads the country in receiving touchdowns (13), is second in receiving yards (1,153) and third in receiving yards per game (104.8). Those numbers, and the impact he has had on the Huskies’ success, have made Bell one of 13 national semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award given annually to the best college receiver. <-

-> He said he returned to Storrs this year to work on his consistency and show everyone that he could be an elite playmaker who could be counted on every single game.

“I feel like the biggest improvement I have made is in my consistency, not only with my hands but with my routes, getting open, being reliable, being a reliable target for Joe knowing that if the play breaks down, he can find me and I will make a play for him,” Bell said. “I want to be our offensive safety blanket. If things aren’t going good, you can find me and I will make something happen.”

His performance has validated his decision to pass up lucrative NIL offers from bigger schools like Michigan to return to UConn for his senior year. He said he came back, because he loved the fact that Mora and the coaching staff believed in him when they brought him out of the transfer portal from Wisconsin two years ago. <-
 
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