Le'Veon Bell Class: Junior Hometown: Reynoldsburg, Ohio High School: Groveport Madison Height / Weight: 6-2 / 238 Position: RB Experience: 2L

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2010 | 2011

CAREER NOTES: Third-year player will enter 2012 as the starting running back . . . has rushed for 1,553 yards and 21 touchdowns in 27 career games . . . ranks tied for 13th in MSU history in rushing touchdowns (21) and 14th in rushing average (5.37) . . . has four career 100-yard rushing games . . . is also a receiving threat with 46 career receptions for 267 yards (7.9 avg.).

2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Led team and ranked eighth in the Big Ten in rushing with 948 yards on 182 carries (67.7 ypg.) . . . started the last six games at tailback . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media . . . named to the CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore Team (honorable mention) . . . led team and ranked fifth in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns with 13 . . . had a team-best 10 rushes of 20-plus yards . . . ranked second on the team in all-purpose yards with 1,246 (948 rushing, 267 receiving, 31 kick return) . . . was third on the team with 35 receptions for 267 yards (7.6 avg.) . . . recipient of the team's Most Outstanding Underclass Back Award for offense . . . rushed for 48 yards on 17 carries (2.8 avg.), including TD runs of 8 yards and 1 yard, in the triple-overtime win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl; also tied his career high with five receptions for 39 yards . . . his 1-yard TD against the Bulldogs with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter helped tie the score at 27 and sent the game into overtime . . . recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin, collecting 106 yards on 18 carries (5.9 avg.), including a 6-yard touchdown . . . rushed for a game-high 86 yards, including a 7-yard TD run, on 16 carries (5.4 avg.) in victory at Northwestern . . . led MSU with a game-high 68 rushing yards and had one catch for 23 yards against Indiana . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 112 yards on a career-high 20 carries, including a 25-yard touchdown, in victory at Iowa; also had two receptions for a career-high 49 receiving yards . . . named Spartan Co-Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for a career-high 165 all-purpose yards in win over Minnesota with two rushing touchdowns (1 yard and 35 yards); had 15 carries for 96 yards (6.4 avg.) and five receptions for 38 yards against the Gophers . . . led MSU with 58 yards rushing on 12 carries (4.8 avg.) at No. 13 Nebraska in his first career start and crossed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career; had 70 all-purpose yards against the Cornhuskers (58 rushing, 12 receiving) . . . had 114 all-purpose yards in the victory over No. 4 Wisconsin with a team-high 87 yards rushing on 16 carries (5.4 avg.) and four receptions for 27 yards . . . led team with 50 yards rushing on 14 carries and also had two catches for 17 yards in win at Ohio State . . . named Spartan Offensive Player of the Week after tying his career high with three rushing touchdowns and leading MSU with 81 yards on eight carries (10.1 avg.) vs. Central Michigan . . . had a career-high five receptions for 23 yards at Notre Dame . . . led MSU with 69 yards rushing, including a 2-yard TD run, in win over Florida Atlantic . . . ran for two touchdowns and 40 yards on nine carries in season opener against Youngstown State.

2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors from ESPN.com and Rivals.com . . . midseason addition to the Doak Walker Award Watch List (nation's top running back) . . . appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2010 and ranked second on the team in carries (107), rushing yards (605) and rushing touchdowns (8) . . . averaged 5.7 yards per carry . . . 28 of his 107 carries (26 percent) resulted in either a first down or a score, including three gains of 20 or more yards . . . led the team in rushing in three of the first six games while averaging 91.5 yards per game and 7.7 yards per carry (71 rushes for 549 yards and 8 TDs) . . . had 11 receptions for 97 yards (8.8 avg.) . . . also returned six kickoffs for 142 yards (23.7 avg.) . . . carried seven times for 78 yards and one score in MSU's 34-17 victory over No. 18 Michigan in Ann Arbor . . . averaged over 11 yards per carry against the Wolverines, and his 41-yard TD run around left end gave MSU the lead for good at 14-10 with 4:23 left in the first half . . . ran 16 times for 75 yards vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, including a 23-yard run around left end on a fourth-and-1 play late in the second quarter that set up Kirk Cousins' 8-yard TD pass to Mark Dell that gave MSU a 20-10 halftime lead . . . rushed 11 times for 92 yards and three TDs vs. Northern Colorado, scoring on runs of 8, 1 and 15 yards . . . earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors twice, rushing for 141 yards and two TDs in the season opener vs. Western Michigan and a game-high 114 yards on 17 carries in MSU's 34-31 overtime victory over Notre Dame, including a 16-yard TD run in the third quarter . . . became the first freshman running back in MSU history to rush for more than 100 yards in his debut . . . rushed six times for 108 yards in the first half alone vs. WMU, and his 75-yard run around right end set up the Spartans' third TD . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 11, 2010, for the beginning of the spring semester.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . three-year starter for Coach Tim Brown at Groveport (Ohio) Madison High School . . . selected first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Division as a senior . . . rushed 200 times for 1,333 yards (6.7 avg.) and 21 touchdowns in 2009 . . . carried 30 times for a career-best 336 yards and four TDs vs. Dublin Jerome . . . gained 228 yards on 26 attempts and scored four total TDs vs. Marysville . . . accounted for 1,750 total yards and 24 total TDs as a senior, returning two punts and one interception for scores . . . ran for 1,100 yards and 13 TDs as a junior . . . added 789 yards and nine rushing TDs as a sophomore . . . earned second-team All-OCC Ohio Division honors in basketball as a junior . . . also participated in track and field . . . attended the same high school that produced former Spartan and current New York Jet safety Eric Smith . . . son of Lisa A. Bell . . . born Feb. 18, 1992 . . . majoring in communication.

CAREER HIGHS
Carries: 20, vs. Iowa (11/12/11)
Rushing Yards: 141, vs. Western Michigan (9/4/10)
Rushing TDs: 3, twice (last vs. Central Michigan, 9/24/11)
Receptions: 5, three times (last vs. Georgia, 1/2/12)
Receiving Yards: 49, vs. Iowa (11/12/11)
Kick Return: 27, vs. Wisconsin (10/2/10)