ESPN.com's KC Joyner may view former Michigan State running back Le'Veon Bell as one of the "

most overrated prospects

" in the 2013 NFL Draft, but that's not what Bell has been hearing.

Bell has taken two team visits leading up to the 2013 NFL draft. NFL teams are allowed to bring in up to 30 players prior to the draft, which kicks off Thursday, April 25 in New York.

In early April he visited the New York Jets, but his most recent visit was with the Dallas Cowboys. The two-day visit allowed Bell to meet with owner and general manager Jerry Jones, as well as executive vice president Stephen Jones, head coach Jason Garrett and running backs coach Gary Brown. and according to Bell, it was a promising trip.

"The running backs coach (Gary Brown) was very impressed," Bell told Dallas' 105.3 FM The Fan. "He loved the way I can catch the ball. He loves the way I move, especially being a bigger guy. He loves the way I can get in and out of my cuts. I did my thing at Pro Day and in my individual workouts with the Cowboys, and I'm going to continue to impress."

The Cowboys currently have three running backs on their roster. Felix Jones, a former first-round pick in 2008 out of Arkansas, is looking for a new home after Dallas decided not to resign him following an underwhelming 2012 season. They still have starter DeMarco Murray, but the 25-year-old out of Oklahoma has struggled to stay healthy, missing six weeks in 2012 and only breaking the 100 yard barrier once in week one against the Giants.

Needless to say, the Cowboys are in the market for a running back, and a durable one at that. And that's where Big Ten bruiser Bell fits in.

Dallas ranked in the bottom half of the NFL last season in red zone scoring percentage, converting just 51 percent of their trips inside the 20 yard line into touchdowns.

Despite trimming and slimming his way to 230 pounds, Bell still sees himself as the bruiser who gained 1,793 yards on 382 carries as a junior last season and who can help whichever NFL team drafts him pound the ball inside.

“(Dallas) said they want another guy there to be a No. 2 guy who can eventually compete for a starting job,” Bell said. “They said basically they want two starting running backs. That’s what they’re looking for, and I feel like I can bring that to any team in the NFL.”

Bell is currently projected as a second- or third-round pick by NFLDraftScout.com, and the draft's fifth-best running back by ESPN's Scouts Inc.

Dallas has the 17th pick in the second round (No. 47 overall) and the 18th pick in the third round (No. 80 overall).

"There are certain things that I take pride in," Bell said recently. "Being a 230 pound back, I take pride in running routes and getting open and getting in and out of my cuts and being quick, things that 200 pound backs would do."

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