Five-star Texas football commit Dia Bell won the 2026 Elite 11 Finals MVP, one of the country's more prestigious skill competition awards for

No Texas commit had ever won the Elite 11 MVP award until Bell ended the drought. He is the latest in a line of big-name prospects to commit to the Longhorns under Steve Sarkisian, following former No. 1 overall recruits Arch Manning and Quinn Ewers, the latter of which joined the program via the transfer portal.

Texas Longhorns five-star quarterback commit Dia Bell did what was needed to join elite company as an Elite 11 MVP.