Football Mountie Dan Bell selected in CFL draft

(SACKVILLE, NB) The 2024 CFL Draft took place last night with Football Mountie Daniel Bell (Saint John, NB) selected 34th overall in the fourth round by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Defensive back Daniel Bell, 22, played in eight games last season for your Mounties, posting 63 tackles, five tackles for loss, and one sack. The 6'1, 218-pound native of Saint John, New Brunswick, played in a total of 30 games over five seasons (2019-23) as a Mountie, posting 177 tackles, seven sacks, 19 tackles for loss, and six interceptions. Bell's illutrious AUS career was marked with multiple distinctions, such as: AUS Defensive Player of the year, AUS Outstanding Player of the Year, and U SPORTS 2nd-Team All-Star.

Bell joins fellow Mountie teammate Reece Martin (Moncton, NB) who was also selected by the Ticats in the 2023 CFL Draft in the fourth round.

Since the CFL draft was expanded in 2013, 577 U SPORTS athletes have been drafted into the CFL - more than 75 per cent of the total players selected, while approximately 200 Canadian university football alumni annually start the season on the league's nine teams. This is the seventh time in the past eight drafts to see at least 50 U SPORTS players selected, with the only exception being 2021 when the draft was shortened to six rounds.

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Join us in congratulating Dan on this incredible achievement!