Elijah Campbell (born August 24, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Iowa Western, Northern Illinois, and Northern Iowa, he signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He also played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and DC Defenders of the XFL.
| No. 22 – Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 24, 1995 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Central (Saint Paul, Minnesota) | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa Western CC (2014) Northern Illinois (2015) Northern Iowa (2016–2017) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Early years
editCampbell is the son of Jamal and Denna Hickman. He attended Saint Paul Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. During his high school years, he lettered in football and track and field. He helped his team to an 8-1 record in 2012, rushing for 1,002 yards and 18 touchdowns. He racked up 69 tackles as a two-way athlete his senior season, adding six interceptions.[1]
College career
editCampbell began his college career at the junior college role for the Iowa Western Community College football team. There, in 2014 he contributed to their undefeated season and played in the Junior College National Championship. He then transferred to play for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team in 2015 before transferring again to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers football team in 2016 and 2017.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.40 s | 1.64 s | 2.62 s | 4.06 s | 7.08 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
editCampbell signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL draft on May 4, 2018.[4] He was waived before the start of the regular season on August 31.[5]
Birmingham Iron
editCampbell signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in November 2018.[6] He made the roster out of training camp in February 2019,[7] but after playing eight weeks of games, the league ceased operations the following April.[8]
DC Defenders
editCampbell was selected by the DC Defenders of the XFL with the fourth overall selection in the defensive backs phase of the 2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[9] He played in four games for the Defenders,[10] and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]
New York Jets
editCampbell signed with the New York Jets' practice squad on November 3, 2020.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 for the team's Week 13 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.[14] Campbell was waived on August 31, 2021.[15]
Miami Dolphins
editCampbell was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 1, 2021.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on November 27.[17]
On March 8, 2022, Campbell re-signed with the Dolphins.[18]
On March 7, 2023, the Dolphins tendered Campbell.[19]
On March 8, 2024, Campbell was re-signed for his fourth season with the Dolphins.[20]
Personal life
editOn June 26, 2021, Campbell married his girlfriend, Anisse in Ham Lake, Minnesota after getting engaged in July 2019.[21] The couple had a child on April 21, 2018 named Zakai.
References
edit- ^ "Elijah Campbell - 2017 - Football". UNI Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Elijah Campbell – 2017 – Football". UNI Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Elijah Campbell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Browns sign 13 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 72". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (November 9, 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 6, 2019). "Birmingham Iron sets roster for inaugural season". AL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Campbell Drafted by XFL's DC Defenders". UNIPanthers.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Elijah Campbell XFL statistics". XFL.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 3, 2020). "Jets Sign LB Bryce Hager, S Bennett Jackson to Active Roster; Release OL Jimmy Murray". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 5, 2020). "Jets Promote Two Players, Release WR Chris Hogan". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 8, 2020). "Jets Sign DB Elijah Campbell to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 31, 2021). "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Dolphins Are Awarded DB Campbell and Waive CB Jamal Perry". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Place DB Campbell on IR, Elevate CB Davis and S Redwine for Sunday's Game". MiamiDolphins.com. November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins sign two exclusive rights free agents". ocregister.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Re-Sign Elijah Campbell". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Anisse Campbell and Elijah Campbell's Wedding Website". www.zola.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.