Elijah Campbell

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Elijah Campbell

Safety, New York Giants · #28.

Player facts

Team
New York Giants
Position
Safety
Number
28
Born
Aug 24, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190 lbs
College
Northern Iowa
Experience
6 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season4220000000.0000000
Last 5 Games4220000000.0000000
Career4931180110000.0002010

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
@ WSHT 27-27 OT000000000.00000
vs ARIW 36-24000000000.00000
vs TENW 12-7110000000.00000
@ LARL 28-6312000000.00000
vs DALW 28-20000000000.00000

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Elijah Campbell (born August 24, 1995) is an American professional football safety and special teamer for the New York Giants 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, then for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. He also played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and DC Defenders of the XFL.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elijah Campbell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

Early life

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.

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. In his lone season at Northern Illinois, Campbell appeared in 13 games, mainly on special teams, recording five total tackles. After the season, he transferred again, this time to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

At Northern Iowa, Campbell won a starting safety role, starting 11 games in 2016, recording 42 tackles, three interceptions, six pass deflections, and two forced fumbles. He was named second-team All-MVFC for his performance.

As a senior in 2017, Campbell started 12 games at safety, recording 51 tackles, one sack, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five interceptions, and 17 pass breakups. He was named first-team All-MVFC and third-team FCS All-American for his successful season.

Personal life

On June 26, 2021, Campbell married his girlfriend, Anisse in Ham Lake, Minnesota after getting engaged in July 2019. The couple had a child on April 21, 2018 named Zakai. The Campbells own and operate several Florida-area franchises of the açaí bowl chain restaurant Nautical Bowls.

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Recent results

Sources

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