Dia Bell

Dia Bell is an American football quarterback at Plantation American Heritage School.

Dia Bell

American Heritage Patriots – No. 3
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
High school	Plantation American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)

Early life

Bell is the son of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Raja Bell.^[1] He grew up playing football and attended the Plantation American Heritage School in Florida, where he made the varsity team at quarterback in seventh grade.^[2] He was a backup for American Heritage until his sophomore year of high school, when he won the starting role.^[3] He completed 122 of 189 pass attempts for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns with only four interceptions in his first year as a starter, leading his team to an appearance in the class 2M state championship game.^[3][4]

After his sophomore season, Bell was ranked a top recruit for the class of 2026, with 247Sports ranking him the second-best quarterback nationally and a five-star recruit.^[5] He was also ranked the ninth-best player in the nation by ESPN.^[6] As a junior in 2024, he threw for 2,597 yards and 29 touchdowns to six interceptions while completing 71% of his passes, also running for 561 yards and five touchdowns while being named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year.^[7]

Bell is committed in June 2024 to play college football for the Texas Longhorns.^[8][9]

Bell won the MVP at the 2025 Elite 11 Finals.^[10]