Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Phenix City, AL · Central
Christian Campbell: CB · Penn State · #1.
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Christian Campbell
Jams receivers off their route at the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Penn State. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Ohio State — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 10 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 47 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 30 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 46 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 15 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ No. 24 Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-44vs Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-3@ Maryland | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 10 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 31-7
at Northwestern
1 interception · 4 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Northwestern.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this season47 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 10 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under James Franklin — 29-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 77 tackles — drafted at #182 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 9th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 9th NFL season
