Dia Bell, the No. 2 pocket passer and No. 9 general prospect within the 2026 ESPN 300, dedicated to Texas Monday afternoon.
Bell, a 6-foot-3 quarterback from Florida’s American Heritage Excessive College, is the third top-10 commit within the 2026 class, becoming a member of Ohio State large receiver pledge Chris Henry Jr. (No. 2 in ESPN 300) and prime quarterback prospect Jared Curtis, who dedicated to Georgia on March 24.
Bell is the son of former NBA veteran Raja Bell, who was a standout at Florida Worldwide and spent 12 NBA seasons throughout stops with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Bobcats and Golden State Warriors. The youthful Bell averaged 20.7 factors per sport throughout his freshman season as some extent guard at American Heritage.
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The Longhorns first supplied Bell after a go to to Austin on March 19, and his dedication comes lower than three weeks after he attended Texas’ elite camp on the primary weekend of June. Bell’s different spring visits included journeys to Auburn, Miami and Penn State.
Bell’s pledge arms Steve Sarkisian his second, and highest-rated, commit within the Longhorns’ 2026 class, with Bell becoming a member of ESPN 300 operating again Raycine Guillory — the 18th-ranked operating again in 2026 — who dedicated to Texas on Jan. 20. With Bell within the fold, the Longhorns’ long-term quarterback depth is ready to incorporate 2025 commit Ok.J. Lacey (No. 9 pocket passer in 2025), 2024 signee Trey Owens (No. 17 pocket passer in 2024) and second-year quarterback Arch Manning.
Texas entered the month of June at No. 16 in ESPN’s workforce recruiting rankings for the 2025 class.
