Texas 5-star QB commit Dia Bell earns Elite 11 Finals invite

Texas five-star quarterback commit Dia Bell is one of the nation’s most decorated passers in the 2026 class, and he has another honor to put on his very impressive resumè: Elite 11 Finalist.

There are few higher honors for high school quarterbacks than being invited to the event, which will celebrate its 26th year in 2025. It bring together 20 of the country’s elite signal-callers for three days of competition and training in Los Angeles during the month of June.

Elite 11 alumni include Carson Palmer, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, and more recently Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and more. Last year’s Elite 11 Finals featured more than a dozen of the top 20 quarterbacks in the final On3 Industry Rankings, including five of the top six players at the position.

Bell’s invitation comes after a standout performance at Saturday’s regional camp in Austin, where he plans to play his college football. The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder committed to the Longhorns in June 2024 over offers from Ohio State, Penn State, Miami and more than a dozen other programs.

He has remained locked in with Texas despite effort from other schools to flip him, too. Instead, he is focusing his energy on recruiting others to play along with him in Austin.

“I’m going to do my best to recruit everybody that we’re looking to get,” he told InsideTexas earlier this month. “I talk to coach Milwee and the Texas coaching staff probably every week, so I get new names every time and I just do my job.”

Dia Bell Scouting Report

“Precision passer with the arm talent, size, and athleticism to translate to college football and beyond. Measured in at around 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with a 10-inch hand before his junior season. Mechanically clean with a smooth throwing motion that he replicates with consistency. Has polished footwork that is married to his upper body. Shows high-level arm talent, delivering well-placed passes to multiple levels of the field. A dangerous operator from the pocket. Able to evade pressure, reset his feet, and fire. Throws a pretty deep ball. Was a first-year starter as a sophomore and showed marked improvement while playing top competition as a junior.

… Flashed an added playmaking element and rushing component to his game down the stretch of his junior season. Ripped off long runs, including two 40+ yard touchdown runs against top programs. Completed 70.6% of his passes for 2,597 yards (11.4 yards per attempt) and 29 touchdowns against six interceptions in 2025. Also rushed for 561 yards and five touchdowns. Also has a basketball background. Is the son of long-time NBA veteran guard Raja Bell. The level of improvement displayed throughout his junior season should be taken as an encouraging sign of his long-term upside.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings