Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Pittsburgh
Phil Campbell III
LB • 6'1" • 220 lbs • Kendall Park, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Phil Campbell III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Phil Campbell III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Kendall Park, NJ wearing No. 24, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Phil Campbell III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Phil Campbell III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Phil Campbell III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 199
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Phil Campbell III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · LB
- Career Tackles
- 199
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Brunswick · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- South Brunswick · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · LB 208th (top 17%) · ACC 40th (top 7%) · National 353rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 23 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 52 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 41 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 52 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.4 |
Related Context
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Phil Campbell III played LB for Pittsburgh. Across 5 tracked seasons, Phil Campbell III recorded -4 rushing yards and 199 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 18.5 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
6.9
Consistency
40.4
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Massachusetts: 4. Tennessee: 1.5. Western Michigan: 2. New Hampshire: 2. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Clemson: 0. Miami: 0. Duke: 2. North Carolina: 1. Virginia: 1. Syracuse: 4. Wake Forest: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 12 by 50. Massachusetts: 3 by 52.5. Tennessee: 4 by 31.7. Western Michigan: 6 by 45. New Hampshire: 3 by 32.5. Georgia Tech: 2 by 13.3. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 10 by 61.7. North Carolina: 6 by 35. Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Syracuse: 7 by 69.2. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 10 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | L 21-31 | 12 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Wake Forest | W 45-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 31-14 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Virginia | W 48-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/12 | vs North Carolina | W 30-23 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 54-29 | 10 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Miami | L 34-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Clemson | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 52-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs New HampshireSplash game | W 77-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 41-44 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Tennessee | W 41-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 51-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Phil Campbell III story
Phil Campbell III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Kendall Park, NJ wearing No. 24, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Phil Campbell III's career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Phil Campbell III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 13.6 | 2.7 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 18.5 | 32.2 | 8.4 | 18.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 18.5 | 32.2 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14.5 | 35.1 | 7.3 | -4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 18 | 34.4 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 18 | 34.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 13 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Notre Dame
Week 8 · L 3-45
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · W 34-30 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 7 · L 19-31 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Massachusetts
Week 1 · W 51-7
4
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
18.5 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
61.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
61.7
18.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
57.4
18 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
12
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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