Elijah Campbell

Elijah Campbell (born August 24, 1995) is an American football defensive back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for 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.

Elijah Campbell
No. 26 – New York Jets
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-24) August 24, 1995
St. Paul, Minnesota
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Central (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
College:Northern Iowa
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

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.[1]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Campbell signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft on May 4, 2018.[2] He was waived before the start of the regular season on August 31, 2018.[3]

Birmingham Iron

Campbell signed with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF in November 2018.[4] He made the roster out of training camp in February 2019,[5] but after playing eight weeks of games, the league ceased operations in April 2019.[6]

DC Defenders

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.[7] He played in four games for the Defenders,[8] and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]

New York Jets

Campbell signed with the New York Jets' practice squad on November 3, 2020.[10] 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.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.[12]

References
  1. "Elijah Campbell - 2017 - Football". UNI Athletics. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Browns sign 13 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. "Browns reduce roster to 72". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. Inabinett, Mark (November 9, 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. Inabinett, Mark (February 6, 2019). "Birmingham Iron sets roster for inaugural season". AL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. "Campbell Drafted by XFL's DC Defenders". UNIPanthers.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. "Elijah Campbell XFL statistics". XFL.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Greenberg, Ethan (December 5, 2020). "Jets Promote Two Players, Release WR Chris Hogan". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  12. Greenberg, Ethan (December 8, 2020). "Jets Sign DB Elijah Campbell to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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