{"id":852016,"date":"2026-04-03T21:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852016\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:36:22","slug":"steelers-2026-nfl-draft-scouting-report-ot-markel-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852016\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers 2026 NFL Draft scouting report: OT Markel Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> could be looking to reload their offensive line in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, and one Day 2 prospect could be exactly what they need.<\/p>\n

Enter Markell Bell, a standout offensive tackle out of the University of Miami (FL) and a fast-rising prospect that would be a fantastic addition to Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Here is a look at Bell’s scouting report, which contains his bio, strengths, concerns, stats, and highlights.<\/p>\n

Markel Bell, OT, Miami (FL)<\/p>\n

40-yard dash: 5.36 seconds<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/p>\n

Outstanding frame (6’9″, 346 lbs, 36 3\/8″ arms)<\/p>\n

Major improvements from 2024 to 2025<\/p>\n

Phenomenal pass blocker (558 pass blocking snaps, zero sacks allowed)<\/p>\n

Concerns<\/p>\n

Twitchy edge defenders will give him trouble<\/p>\n

Struggles in run blocking<\/p>\n

Stats (per PFF)<\/p>\n

2024:\u00a0544 offensive snaps played, four penalties, three sacks allowed, 63.6 pass blocking grade, 58.6 run blocking grade<\/p>\n

2025: 1,034 offensive snaps played, seven penalties, zero sacks allowed, 83.5 pass blocking grade, 66.0 run blocking grade<\/p>\n

Highlights<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers NFL Draft scouting report: Markel Bell, Miami (FL)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers could be looking to reload their offensive line in the 2026 NFL Draft, and one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4955,7,102859,116563,6,57,2675],"class_list":{"0":"post-852016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-2026-nfl-draft","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-markel-bell","11":"tag-markell-bell","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","14":"tag-university-of-miami"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116342933587163806","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}