Furman University

Honors & Awards
2018 All-Southern Conference (1st Team Media)
2018 All-Southern Conference (1st Team Coaches)
2018 Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Western Carolina)

2020 — Saw playing time in all seven games (spring of '21), working as a receiver and as the Paladins’ primary kickoff and punt return specialist...credited with six receptions for 77 yards...tallied 12 punt returns for 47 yards and had nine kickoff returns for 147 yards...had two catches for 51 yards, including a season long 33-yarder against Samford (44-37 OT win)...had season long 28-yard kickoff return versus Mercer.

2019 — Appeared in Furman’s final four games, primarily in the capacity of return specialist...had 11 returns for 218 yards (19.8 avg.)...had four returns for 101 yards, including a season best 44-yard effort versus Wofford...awarded redshirt and extra year of eligibility.

2018 — Put together a solid freshman season, earning consensus first team All-Southern Conference honors as a return specialist in balloting by head coaches and media...paced the SoCon in kickoff returns (19), return yardage (489), and average per return (25.7)...also saw duty at wide receiver, catching three passes for 67 yards and a touchdown...had seven kickoff returns for 146 yards versus Elon...two games later ran back a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and hauled in a 45-yard touchdown reception versus Western Carolina (44-38 win)...performance netted him SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 6)...had a 39-yard return versus The Citadel (28-17 win).

High School: 2018 graduate of North Augusta (4A) High School...head coach was Brian Thomas...played wide receiver and defensive back and also handled punt and kickoff returns...helped lead North Augusta to a 10-2 record and region championship in 2017...two-time all-region and All-Central Savannah River (CSRA) selection...caught three touchdown passes and recorded two interceptions in a 40-14 win over Lexington...picked off three passes to key North Augusta to a 21-7 win over No. 4 ranked South Aiken...member of North Team that claimed a 24-12 victory in North-South All-Star Game...also selected to play in South Carolina-Georgia Border Bowl V...caught 53 passes for 850 yards and 14 touchdowns his junior year...member of two state championship 4x400 relay squads...posted a winning time of 3:23.06 in 2016 and a school record mark of 3:21.0 in 2017...earned all-region honors in basketball his junior year.

Personal: Full name is Dejuan Anthony Bell, Jr....born September 6, 1999, in Augusta, Georgia...son of Josette and Dejuan Bell...has a brother, Ty House, and a sister, Aaliyah Bell...communications major.