Dalevon Campbell

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Dalevon Campbell
No. 86 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 23)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Bend Marshall
(Missouri City, Texas)
College: Illinois (2019–2021)
Nevada (2022–2023)
South Carolina (2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dalevon Campbell (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, Nevada Wolf Pack and South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

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Early life

Campbell was born on December 5, 2001. [1] He attended Fort Bend Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas, where he played football as a wide receiver and helped his team to the Region III-5A Division II title. [2] He recorded 25 receptions for 545 yards and seven touchdowns in his senior season at Marshall. [3] Campbell also competed in track and field, being a part of the state championship team in the 4 × 200 metres relay. [1] He committed to play college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. [4]

College career

Campbell appeared in five games for Illinois as a freshman in 2019 and redshirted. [1] He then recorded three receptions for 48 yards during the 2020 season, followed by three catches for 50 yards in 11 games in 2021. [1] Campbell transferred to the Nevada Wolf Pack in 2022 and caught 39 passes for 467 yards and a touchdown that year. [1] [5] In 2023, he was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference (MW) after catching 31 passes for a team-leading 594 receiving yards and two touchdowns. [1] Campbell transferred to the South Carolina Gamecocks for his final season in 2024. [6] [7] With the Gamecocks, he caught 12 passes for 312 yards, with his average of 26 yards-per-catch being best on the team. [1] [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+78 in
(1.90 m)
219 lb
(99 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
9+78 in
(0.25 m)
4.40 s1.51 s2.58 s4.66 s7.38 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)
10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
17 reps
All values from Pro Day [9] [10]

Los Angeles Chargers

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Campbell signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following a successful tryout. [11] Despite leading the team with eight receptions for 147 yards during the preseason, he was waived on August 26, 2025. [12]

Carolina Panthers

On August 27, 2025, one day after being waived by the Chargers, Campbell was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dalevon Campbell". South Carolina Gamecocks.
  2. Coleman, Adam (December 10, 2018). "Chron's boys athlete of the week: Dalevon Campbell, Marshall". Houston Chronicle .
  3. Murray, Chris (June 23, 2022). "Nevada lands Illinois wide receiver transfer Dalevon Campbell for upcoming season". NevadaSportsNet.com.
  4. Werner, Jeremy (May 31, 2019). "COMMIT: Late add Dalevon Campbell jumps at 'huge opportunity'". 247Sports .
  5. Murray, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Why wide receiver Dalevon Campbell is Nevada football's fourth-most important player this season". NevadaSportsNet.com.
  6. Titus, Payton (August 17, 2024). "Dalevon Campbell has heard the Xavier Legette comps. How he'll make his own way at USC". The State via archive.today.
  7. Kesin, Lulu (November 23, 2024). "South Carolina football's Dalevon Campbell now a trustworthy target for QB LaNorris Sellers". The Greenville News .
  8. "Chargers sign WR Dalevon Campbell out of South Carolina". CBS News. Associated Press. May 12, 2025.
  9. "Dalevon Campbell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  10. "Dalevon Campbell RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  11. Roling, Chris (May 13, 2025). "Chargers make roster move, reward tryout player with roster spot". Sports Illustrated .
  12. "Dalevon Campbell: Cut by Los Angeles". CBS Sports. RotoWire. August 26, 2025.
  13. Rizzuti, Anthony (August 27, 2025). "Panthers awarded waiver claims on WR, CB following NFL's roster cuts". USA Today .