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2025 NFL Draft Scouting Reports: Jihaad Campbell


  • Position: LB

  • College: Alabama

  • Height: 6’3

  • Weight: 244 lb

  • Background:

  • Growing up in New Jersey, Campbell would transfer to IMG his senior year. Originally committed to Clemson, Campbell would soon flip to Alabama. After starting out in a reserve role, Campbell would burst onto the scene in 2023. In 2024, he exploded, cementing himself as one of the best LBs in the SEC and the LB1 this cycle.

  • Pros:

  • Elite speed for a LB, allowing him to be effective in both pursuit and coverage

  • Athletic freak

  • Versatile

  • Fluid hips

  • Reliable tackler

  • Good football IQ

  • Can diagnose a play early

  • Good burst

  • Natural leader

  • Offers value on special teams

  • Cons:

  • Tweener frame

  • Needs to refine stack and shed technique

  • Needs to expand pass rush toolbox

  • Adequate but not elite play strength

  • Summary:

  • Campbell is a prototype LB. He’s athletic and versatile and a fit in any defensive scheme. He decently has the potential to become one of the better LBs in the NFL.

  • NFL Comp: Tremaine Edmunds

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