2023 Football Roster
Jihaad Campbell
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Erial, N.J.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
2024
Selected as a second team All-American by the FWAA ... also garnered second-team honors from USA Today and The Athletic ... earned first team All-SEC recognition from the conference coaches and second-team accolades from the Associated Press ... totaled 117 tackles, good for eighth in Alabama single-season history ... led UA and ranked fifth in the SEC for total tackles, including a team-high 11.5 for loss (-55 yards) and five sacks (-39 yards) ... added one interception and a fumble recovery to go with two forced fumbles, a pair of pass breakups and two quarterback hurries ... named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award which recognizes the top defender in college football ... selected as a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation's top linebacker ... tabbed to the Butkus' Watch List to start the year ... named the Reese's Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week following LSU ... also garnered Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week recognition following the trip to Baton Rouge ... earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his standout night in Baton Rouge ... named a defensive (power) player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his efforts against Western Kentucky and at LSU. Western Kentucky: Tied for the team lead in tackles with nine stops, including one for loss (-7 yards). USF: Led the Tide defense with 11 stops on the night, including 1.5 for loss (-4 yards) and half a sack (-2 yards) ... also broke up one pass. Wisconsin: Recorded a team-high eight tackles in Madison. Georgia: Picked off a pass and returned the ball 24 yards ... added four tackles, including half a tackle for loss (-1 yard). Vanderbilt: Led the Tide with 12 tackles, including 1.5 for loss (-2 yards). South Carolina: Delivered a big hit on a sack (-3 yards) that resulted in a fumble, part of his seven total stops on the day. Tennessee: Totaled seven tackles and a fumble recovery in Knoxville. Missouri: Finished with a team-high eight tackles, including one sack (-8 yards). LSU: Led the Tide's dominant defensive effort in Baton Rouge ... recorded a team-high 10 tackles, including 2.5 for loss (-15 yards) and 1.5 sacks (-14 yards) ... added a pass breakup and one forced fumble that resulted in a turnover and eventual score for the Tide. Mercer: Contributed a team-high nine tackles, including one sack (-12 yards). Oklahoma: Paced the Tide with 12 total stops, including half a tackle for loss. Auburn: Registered a team-high nine tackles, including one for loss (-3 yards) ... also added two quarterback hurries, part of the Tide's season-high 11 on the day. Michigan: Led Alabama with 11 stops against the Wolverines.
2023
Played in 13 games with eight starts after missing the season opener recovering from injury ... finished third on UA with 66 tackles, including four for loss (-9 yards) and half a sack (-2 yards) ... added three quarterback pressures and three pass breakups ... also intercepted a pass with a return of two yards and recorded two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned 24 yards for a touchdown ... named the Nagurski Trophy National Player of the Week and the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week following the Tennessee game ... also earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week accolades for his output against the Vols ... selected as one of the defensive players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against Ole Miss, Tennessee, Kentucky and Chattanooga ... earned special teams player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff for his play at Auburn. Texas: Returned from injury to see time at linebacker and on special teams. USF: Saw his most extensive playing time to date ... finished with seven tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard). Ole Miss: Stepped up in the absence of Deontae Lawson, entering the game late in the second quarter ... finished second on the Tide defense with seven total tackles. Mississippi State: Led the Tide defense with 14 tackles to double his season output ... made one tackle for loss (-3 yards) and contributed to half a sack (-2 yards) ... also pressured the State quarterback while adding an interception with a two-yard return. Texas A&M: Recorded one tackle and a quarterback hurry against the Aggies. Arkansas: Rotated in at linebacker but did not record any stats. Tennessee: Picked up the fumble forced by Chris Braswell, carrying the ball 24 yards into the end zone to make it a two-score game late in the fourth quarter ... also contributed 10 tackles to rank second on UA, including one for loss (-4 yards). LSU: Recorded three tackles in his start against the Tigers. Kentucky: Registered five total tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard) ... also added one quarterback hurry and a pass breakup. Chattanooga: Led the Tide defense with 10 total tackles ... added one pass breakup on the day. Auburn: Recovered a muffed punt late in the fourth quarter that led to the eventual game-winning touchdown for the Tide ... also notched four tackles and a pass breakup from his inside linebacker post. Georgia: Contributed four tackles against the top-ranked Bulldogs. Michigan: Got the start against the Wolverines, finishing with one stop at day's end.
2022
Earned time on special teams while also working at linebacker ... finished with one tackle across nine games of action during his rookie campaign. Utah State: Saw his first collegiate action on special teams. Texas: Worked on special teams in Austin. ULM: Earned time against the Warhawks. Vanderbilt: Saw snaps in the SEC opener. LSU: Recorded his first career tackle, making one stop on kickoff coverage. Ole Miss: Earned time on special teams for a second straight game. Austin Peay: Saw time on special teams. Auburn: Worked on special teams in the Iron Bowl. Kansas State: Continued his role on special teams while also seeing snaps at linebacker.
High School and Personal Data
An elite outside linebacker/edge player ... a five-star according to On3, 247Sports and Rivals.com ... the third-ranked player in the On3 rankings ... the No. 1 edge rusher overall and the top-rated player in Florida by On3 ... the On3 Consensus listed him at No. 15 nationally, the second-ranked edge player and the No. 3 prospect in the state ... rated as the No. 16 player nationally in the Top247 while 247Sports ranked him as the No. 1 edge player in the country and the No. 3 player in Florida ... the 247Composite's 21st-ranked player nationally, the No. 2 edge rusher and No. 3 recruit in the state ... ESPN.com's No. 4 outside linebacker and the No. 40 player in the ESPN300 ... also listed as the No. 19 player in the Southeast Region and the No. 6 player in Florida by ESPN ... Rivals.com rated him 29th in the final Rivals250 and the No. 2 outside linebacker ... played his first three seasons of prep football at Timber Creek High School in Erial, N.J., for head coach Brian Wright ... spent his senior season at IMG Academy for head coach Thomas "Pepper" Johnson ... in 2020 at Timber Creek, Campbell played in seven games at receiver and defensive end ... caught 15 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns while recording 45 tackles and seven sacks ... chose Alabama over Clemson, Florida, Georgia and Texas A&M.
