A source has informed Noles247 that Florida State coach Willie Taggart has made his final two hires with the addition of Maryland's Walt Bell and Taggart's former Director of Recruiting Operations David Kelly.

Bell will join the staff as quarterback coach and offensive coordinator, although Taggart will be the play caller.

Kelly will coach the wide receivers.

Bell, 33, comes to Taggart’s staff after working as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Maryland in 2016-17. Previously, Bell was the offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas State from 2014-15. There, the Red Wolves ranked 12th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 40.0 points per game in 2015. He also has experience as a recruiting coordinator (North Carolina) and as a wide receiver coach (Southern Miss).

A Tennessee native, Bell played wide receiver at Middle Tennessee State.

He has experience recruiting various states across the Southeast, although Georgia -- specifically the Atlanta area -- has been his primary territory in the past.

Kelly, 61, has been with Taggart since his arrival in Tallahassee after spending the past season as Oregon’s Assistant Athletic Director of football Recruiting Operations. Prior to his year at Oregon, Kelly was director of player personnel at USF. He is a trusted ally for Taggart.

Kelly was wide receivers coach and assistant head coach at UCF from 2007 until 2011. Kelly developed in-roads at inner-city Miami schools while also utilizing his familiarity as a former prep coach in Georgia (won a state title in 1993 at Dunwoody High) to secure commitments from notable prospects from across the Southeast (i.e Miami Central products Josh Reese and Jeff Godfrey). He was also a key recruiter for current NFL players such as safeties Kemal Ishmael and Clayton Geathers, offensive lineman Justin McCray, wide receiver Breshad Perriman (a former first-round draft pick), and pro-bowl cornerback A.J. Bouye.

Kelly previously worked as a wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech (2000-01), Stanford (2002-03) and Duke (2004-05), before making his way to UCF.

The addition of Bell and Kelly helps round out the first coaching staff compiled by Willie Taggart.

FSU’s new coach has accumulated a staff full of bright, young assistants -- such as Bell and running backs coach Donte' Pimpleton -- to blend with some proven veterans, like Kelly, defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett and defensive ends coach Mark Snyder.

Brendan Sonnone contributed to this report.

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