No. 22 – Miami Dolphins | |||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | August 24, 1995||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Central (Saint Paul, Minnesota) | ||||||
College: | Iowa Western (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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Player stats at PFR |
Elijah Campbell (born August 24, 1995) is an American 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.
Campbell 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]
Campbell 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]
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] |
Campbell 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]
Campbell 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]
Campbell 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]
Campbell 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]
Campbell 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]
On 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.
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