Schad is the 2nd beat reporter to make this prediction in as many days (Chris Perkins of the SunSentinal being the other). Chris Bell was originally thought to be a PUP candidate to start the year after tearing his ACL in November. The injury pushed his first round talent into Round 3 of the 2026 NFL draft, despite an elite 31.1% College Target Share (92nd percentile).

While he missed most of camp and preseason recovering from his ACL, Bell is certainly the most talented WR on the roster. He has drawn comparisons to AJ Brown and Josh Gordon. Bell is moving up on PlayerProfiler’s best ball and redraft rankings and is a great dart throw at the end of drafts.