De'Vondre Campbell

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De'Vondre Campbell
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Campbell with the Green Bay Packers in 2021
No. 59 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 (age 28)
Fort Myers, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Lake
(Fort Myers, Florida)
College:Minnesota
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Total tackles:568
Sacks:9.5
Pass deflections:24
Interceptions:5
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

De'Vondre Campbell (born July 1, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hutchinson Community College before transferring to Minnesota, and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals.

College career[]

After playing at the junior college level for Hutchinson Community College, Campbell played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2013 to 2015.[1] As a sophomore in the 2013 season, he recorded 39 total tackles, three tackles-for-loss, and one forced fumble.[2] In the 2014 season, he recorded 75 total tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, one pass defended, and three fumble recoveries.[3] In his final collegiate season in 2015, he recorded 92 total tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, one interception, three passes defended, and two forced fumbles.[4]

Professional career[]

External video
video icon De'Vondre Campbell's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		232 lb
(105 kg) 		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.58 s 1.64 s 2.71 s 4.50 s 7.07 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine /Minnesota's Pro Day[5]

Atlanta Falcons[]

2016[]

Campbell with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016.

The Atlanta Falcons selected Campbell in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Campbell was the second linebacker drafted by the Falcons in 2016, behind LSU's Deion Jones. He was also the 16th overall linebacker drafted in 2016.[6][7]

External video
video icon Falcons draft Campbell 115th overall

On May 5, 2016, the Atlanta Falcons signed Campbell to a four-year, $2.90 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $565,528.[8]

Throughout training camp, Campbell competed to be a starting outside linebacker against Sean Weatherspoon and Philip Wheeler.[9] Head coach Dan Quinn named Campbell the starting weakside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside Deion Jones and Vic Beasley.[10]

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Atlanta Falcons' season-opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and recorded four solo tackles in their 31–24 loss. On September 16, 2016, it was reported that Campbell had sustained an ankle injury during practice. His ankle injury sidelined him for the next four games (Weeks 2–5).[11] On October 23, 2016, Campbell collected a season-high ten combined tackles (six solo) during a 33–30 loss against the San Diego Chargers in Week 7. On November 27, 2016, Campbell recorded four solo tackles, made a season-high three pass deflections, andade his first career interception during a 38–19 win against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12. Campbell made his first career interception off a pass attempt by Cardinals' quarterback Carson Palmer, that was originally intended for tight end Jermaine Gresham, to seal the Cardinals' victory in the fourth quarter.[12] Campbell was inactive during the Falcons' Week 16 victory at the Carolina Panthers after suffering a concussion the previous week.[13] He finished his rookie season in 2016 with 48 combined tackles (35 solo), seven passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one interception in 11 games and ten starts.[14][15]

The Atlanta Falcons finished first in the NFC South with an 11–5 record in 2016 and earned a first round bye. On January 14, 2017, Campbell started his first career playoff game and recorded four combined tackles during a 36–20 win against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round. The following week, the Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 44–22 in the NFC Championship Game. On February 5, 2017, Campbell started in Super Bowl LI and recorded four total tackles as the Falcons were defeated 34–28 by the New England Patriots in overtime.[16]

2017[]

On February 8, 2017, the Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Richard Smith after they lost a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI and allowed the New England Patriots to score 31 points in the second half of the game.[17] On February 10, 2017, the Atlanta Falcons announced their decision to promote secondary coach Marquand Manuel to defensive coordinator.[18] Campbell entered training camp slated as the starting strongside linebacker after Vic Beasley was moved closer to an edge rushing defensive end role.[19] Head coach Dan Quinn named Campbell the starting strongside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside weakside linebacker Duke Riley and middle linebacker Deion Jones.[20]

On September 17, 2017, Campbell recorded eight combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made his first career sack on Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a 34–23 victory against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. In Week 10, he collected a season-high 13 combined tackles in a 27–7 victory against the Dallas Cowboys.[21] Campbell started in all 16 games in 2017 and recorded 92 combined tackles (61 solo), four pass deflections, and two sacks.[22]

2018[]

Campbell returned as the starting strongside linebacker to begin 2018, along with Duke Riley and Deion Jones.[23] He played in 16 games with 13 starts, finishing with a team-leading 94 combined tackles, and 1.5 sacks.

2019[]

In Week 4 against the Tennessee Titans, Campbell recorded a team-high 17 tackles in the 24–10 loss.[24] In Week 11 against the Carolina Panthers, Campbell recorded a team-high 11 tackles and intercepted a pass thrown by Kyle Allen in the 29–3 win.[25] In Week 15 against the San Francisco 49ers, Campbell forced a fumble on running back Matt Breida which he recovered in the 29–22 win.[26]

Arizona Cardinals[]

On April 3, 2020, Campbell signed a one–year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[27]

In Week 9 against the Miami Dolphins, Campbell recorded his first sack as a Cardinal on Tua Tagovailoa during the 34–31 loss.[28] He finished the season starting all 16 games, recording 99 tackles (third on the team) and 2.0 sacks.

Green Bay Packers[]

On June 9, 2021, Campbell signed with the Green Bay Packers.[29] He was named the starting inside linebacker alongside Krys Barnes.

In a 35–17 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 2, Campbell notched an interception thrown by Lions quarterback Jared Goff. He caught his second interception on the season in a 25–22 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals when he caught an errant pass thrown by Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow in the first play of the extra period.

He won NFC Defensive Player of the Month award for his performances during month of October.[30]

On January 14, 2022, he was named as 2021 First Team All-Pro for the first time in his career, becoming the first Packers inside linebacker to do so since the Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke. He finished the season as PFF's second highest-graded linebacker, behind Cowboys LB Micah Parsons.[31]

Career statistics[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2016 ATL 11 10 47 34 13 0.0 0 7 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 0
2017 ATL 16 16 88 57 31 2.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018 ATL 16 13 88 57 31 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 ATL 16 15 122 68 54 2.0 0 5 2 −5 −2.5 0 0 3 1
2020 ARI 16 16 91 61 30 2.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 GB 16 16 132 88 44 2.0 0 5 2 15 7.5 13 0 2 1
Total 91 86 568 365 203 9.5 0 24 5 17 3.4 13 0 8 2
Source: NFL.com

Postseason[]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2016 ATL 3 3 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 ATL 2 2 8 8 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 GB 1 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 6 26 22 4 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References[]

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  2. ^ "De'Vondre Campbell 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "De'Vondre Campbell 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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  6. ^ Rael, James (April 30, 2016). "NFL Draft picks 2016: De'Vondre Campbell to the Falcons in the fourth round". TheFalcoholic.com.
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  12. ^ "NFL Game Center: Week 12-2016: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons". National Football League. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  13. ^ McClure, Vaughan (December 28, 2016). "Falcons rookie De'Vondre Campbell (concussion) eager to return to action". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
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  26. ^ "Matt Ryan, Falcons rally in final seconds, stun 49ers 29–22". ESPN. December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  27. ^ "Finishing Touch: Cardinals Fill Out Revamped Front Seven With De'Vondre Campbell". AZCardinals.com. March 19, 2020.
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