Prairie View’s Quinton Bell picked by Raiders

After just one year on defense Prairie View A&M’s Quinton Bell has found a home in the NFL. The 6’4″ defensive end was selected 230th overall in the seventh round by the Oakland Raiders on Saturday.

Rounding out the class.

With the 230th overall pick, we have selected DE Quinton Bell from @PVAMU.#RaiderNation | @quintonjbell pic.twitter.com/NLhiztGzFP

— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) April 27, 2019

Bell played wide receiver for A&M for three seasons before moving to defense to last season. In 2018, he led the Panthers with 7.5 sacks and had 46 tackles en route to a second-team All-SWAC honor. Bell also participated in Track and Field during his career.

Watch as @quintonjbell gets the call from Coach Gruden. #pvamufootball #pvnation #NFLDraft2019 https://t.co/2uVHi4nmCM

— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) April 27, 2019

He was projected to go in the seventh round by some scouts due to his athletic ability. But with just one year on the defensive end, Bell is regarded as a project that NFL teams may be able to mold.