A.J. Campbell
A.J. Campbell
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A.J. Campbell has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Kent State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Bowling Green, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Lewis, Kenni Burns, and Mark Carney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 19 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 15 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #122
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marques White’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Marques on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Domineck's senior season at Colorado (2023).
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