Kennesaw State University Athletics

Career Highs
Total Tackles: 5, vs. Charleston Southern (10/29/22), vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22), vs. Wofford (12/01/18), vs. Gardner-Webb (10/30/21)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. Gardner-Webb (11/23/19)
Tackles For Loss: 2, at Wofford (11/30/19)

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As a Graduate (2022)
Posted four tackles (three solo) in the season opener at Samford (Sept. 1)... assisted on a tackle-for-loss at JSU (Oct. 1)... also recorded four tackles (two solo) in the contest ... tied his career-high with five tackles (two solo) and added one tackle-for-loss in the win against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22) ... tied a career-high again with five tackles (two solo) in a win over Charleston Southern (Oct. 29) ... also added 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks in the contest ... registered four tackles (none solo), one quarterback hurry and one sack in the win at No. 15 UT-Martin (Nov. 5) ... posted two tackles (all solo), one tackle-for-loss and one quarterback hurry against Austin Peay (Nov. 12) ... ... also blocked a field goal as the half expired for KSU's first blocked kick of the year.  

As a Senior (Fall 2021)
» All-Big South Conference Second-Team

Recorded one sack in the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2) ... posted one tackle-for-loss during a week six win at Hampton (Oct. 9) ... added one sack for a loss of four yards in a win at Campbell (Oct. 23) ...  registered five total tackles and one sack against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 30) ... recorded four solo tackles and one sack versus Monmouth (Nov. 20) in the Big South Championship. 

As a Junior (Spring 2021)
Played in four games ... had 11 stops ... made two TFL and 0.5 sacks ... had one pass batted down.

As a Sophomore (2019)
Played in 13 games and made eight starts for the No. 3 total defense in the country … recorded 30 tackles on the season and added 9.0 tackles for loss to rank fourth on the team … registered 5.0 sacks, good for second on the team, and added one fumble recovery, two pass break-ups and one quarterback hurry … had a season-high four tackles in four different games … posted 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack at No. 11 Wofford in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs … registered 1.5 tackles for loss at Kent State (Sept. 7) and against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 23) … added three tackles in the second round of the FCS Playoffs at No. 3 Weber State (Dec. 7).

As a Freshman (2018)
Made an immediate impact on the defensive line for the Owls and earned a starting role… played in all 12 games for the Owls, including both FCS Playoff contests… Put his best work on display against Wofford, recording a season-high five solo stops… finished with 24 tackles on the season, with 17 solo… finished with two or more tackles in six contests… ended with 2.0 tackles for loss after logging one against Alabama State and South Dakota State… punished Alabama State ballcarriers while recording four total tackles… forced and recovered a fumble against Alabama State… recorded a tackle in nine of 12 games.

High School 
A four-year letterwinner at Jefferson Davis High School for head coach Lee Carter ... in four seasons at Jefferson, totaled 146 solo tackles, 229 total tackles and 20.0 sacks, according to MaxPreps ... also averaged 7.6 tackles per game, caused four fumbles and recovered a fumble in four seasons at Jefferson ... named a six-time Defensive Player of the Game honoree, according to MaxPreps ...  As a senior, posted his best season defensively with 54 solo tackles, 80 total tackles, 10 tackles per game, 16 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks in eight games ... named Honorable Mention as a sophomore, junior and senior ... posted a 4.0 GPA his final semester.

Personal
Full name is Travis Bell ... hometown is Montgomery, Ala. ... born on Oct. 27, 1998 ... son of Joe Bell and Veronica Gholston ... has one sister named Tawanna ... majoring in sport management.