| No. 22 –Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1995-08-24)August 24, 1995 (age 29) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Central (Saint Paul, Minnesota) | ||||||||||
| College: | Iowa Western CC (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 | ||||||||||
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Elijah Campbell (born August 24, 1995) is an American professionalfootballsafety andspecial teamer for theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL). After playingcollege football forIowa Western,Northern Illinois, andNorthern Iowa, he signed with theCleveland Browns as anundrafted free agent in 2018. He also played for theBirmingham Iron of theAlliance of American Football (AAF) andDC Defenders of theXFL.
Campbell is the son of Jamal and Denna Hickman. He attendedSaint Paul Central High School inSaint 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 theIowa 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 theNorthern 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 theNorthern Iowa Panthers football team.[2]
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-teamAll-MVFC for his performance.[3]
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.[4] He was named first-team All-MVFC and third-teamFCS All-American for his successful season.[5]
| 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 fromPro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Campbell signed with theCleveland Browns as anundrafted free agent following the2018 NFL draft on May 4, 2018.[7] He was waived before the start of the regular season on August 31.[8]
Campbell signed with theBirmingham Iron of theAlliance of American Football (AAF) in November 2018.[9] He made the roster out of training camp in February 2019,[10] but after playing eight weeks of games, the league ceased operations the following April.[11]
Campbell was selected by theDC Defenders of theXFL with the fourth overall selection in the defensive backs phase of the2020 XFL Draft on October 16, 2019.[12] He played in four games for the Defenders,[13] and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]
Campbell signed with theNew York Jets'practice squad on November 3, 2020.[15] He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 for the team's Week 13 game against theLas Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.[17] Campbell was waived on August 31, 2021.[18]
Campbell was claimed off waivers by theMiami Dolphins on September 1, 2021.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 27.[20]
On March 8, 2022, Campbell re-signed with the Dolphins.[21] He played in 16 games with one start at safety, mainly appearing on special teams. On March 7, 2023, the Dolphins tendered Campbell.[22] He played in 15 games with one start at safety, again appearing mostly on special teams.[23]
On March 8, 2024, Campbell was re-signed for his fourth season with the Dolphins.[24]
On June 26, 2021, Campbell married his girlfriend, Anisse inHam Lake, Minnesota after getting engaged in July 2019.[25] 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.[26]