Player Dossier

2017-2021

Pittsburgh

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.

Usage Score

6.9

Efficiency

34.4

Consistency

40.4

Season Value

44.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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+ tacklesL 21-31127000
Sun 12/5@ Wake ForestW 45-2122000
Sun 11/28@ SyracuseSplash gameW 31-14721.500.500
Sat 11/20vs VirginiaW 48-38420010
Fri 11/12vs North CarolinaW 30-23620.500.500
Sat 11/6@ Duke10+ tackles · Splash gameW 54-291041.500.500
Sat 10/30vs MiamiL 34-3842000
Sat 10/23vs ClemsonW 27-1711000
Sat 10/2@ Georgia TechW 52-21200.5000
Sat 9/25vs New HampshireSplash gameW 77-731110
Sat 9/18vs Western MichiganSplash gameL 41-4462110
Sat 9/11@ TennesseeW 41-34420.5000
Sat 9/4vs MassachusettsSplash gameW 51-731111

Career Arc

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

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    Pittsburgh

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh013.62.7
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh011.62.20
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh011.62.20
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh18.532.28.418.5
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh18.532.28.40
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh14.535.17.3-4
2021 PostseasonPittsburgh1834.46.93.5
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1834.46.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Syracuse

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

5

Primary metric

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.8 takeover score.

#4

Miami

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#5

Massachusetts

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh

18.5 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage

46.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

46.3

18.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh

44.7

18 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

12

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8467

South Brunswick · Monmouth Junction, NJ

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

199

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.