De'Vondre Campbell

De'Vondre Campbell (born July 1, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hutchinson Community College and the University of Minnesota.

De'Vondre Campbell
Campbell with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016
No. 59 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993
Lake City, South Carolina
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 NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:462
Sacks:7.5
Pass deflections:19
Interceptions:3
Forced fumbles:6
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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
De'Vondre Campbell's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 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)		 5⁄8 in
(0.02 m)		 5⁄8 in
(0.02 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]

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
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 a 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]

Career statistics

Regular season
YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2016ATL 11104835130.007177.07010
2017ATL 16169261312.0040000010
2018ATL 16139463311.5000000000
2019ATL 161512975542.0052-5-2.50031
Total59543632341295.5016320.677041
Source: NFL.com

Postseason
YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2016ATL 3311830.0000000000
2017ATL 228801.0000000000
Total55191631.0000000000
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References
  1. "De'Vondre Campbell College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  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.
  4. "De'Vondre Campbell 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/devondre-campbell?id=2555255
  6. Rael, James (April 30, 2016). "NFL Draft picks 2016: De'Vondre Campbell to the Falcons in the fourth round". TheFalcoholic.com.
  7. "Falcons First Team to Sign Entire Draft Class". AtlantaFalcons.com. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  8. "Spotrac.com: De'Vondre Campbell contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  9. "Falcons position group reviews: Will the linebackers be better in 2016?". thefalconholic.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  10. "Falcons' first depth chart released — and yes, there are changes". thefalcoholic.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  11. McClure, Vaughan (September 16, 2016). "Falcons LB De'Vondre Campbell (ankle) out Sunday". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  12. "NFL Game Center: Week 12-2016: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  13. McClure, Vaughan (December 28, 2016). "Falcons rookie De'Vondre Campbell (concussion) eager to return to action". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  14. "De'Vondre Campbell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  15. "De'Vondre Campbell 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  16. "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  17. "Atlanta Falcons fire defensive coaches, Richard Smith, Bryan Cox". ajc.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  18. "Falcons name Marquand Manuel defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. February 10, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  19. "Riley, Falcons getting younger, faster at linebacker". usatoday.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  20. "Behold the 2017 Atlanta Falcons 53 man roster in all its glory". thefalconholic.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  21. "Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons - November 12th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  22. "NFL Player stats: De'Vondre Campbell (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  23. "Predicting the Falcons' 2018 Week 1 depth chart after final cuts". thefalconswire.usatoday.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  24. "Mariota throws 3 first-half TD passes, Titans drop Falcons". www.espn.com. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  25. "Falcons defense overwhelms Allen, Panthers 29-3". www.espn.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  26. "Matt Ryan, Falcons rally in final seconds, stun 49ers 29-22". www.espn.com. 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.
  28. "Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals - November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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