Player Career

Parris Campbell Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Parris Campbell story

Parris Campbell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Akron, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Parris Campbell's career was his receiving role: 141 catches, 1,688 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 288 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 288 rushing yards, 9 tackles, and 913 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Parris Campbell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2016 PostseasonOhio State121659.3121
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State121659.30
2017 PostseasonOhio State58465.516.3463
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State58465.516.30
2018 PostseasonOhio State98367.822.8399
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State98367.822.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 1 · W 49-21 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

136

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 6 · W 49-26 · Conference game

142

Receiving Yards

95.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Tulane

Week 4 · W 49-6

147

Receiving Yards

95.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

147 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Michigan

Week 13 · W 62-39 · Conference game

114

Receiving Yards

88.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Rutgers

Week 5 · W 58-0 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

71.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

983 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 22.8 usage

76.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

76.9

983 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 22.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Ohio State

58.8

584 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 16.3 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games