DRAFT TRACKER 2008

The tallest defensive lineman to suit up for the Hurricanes, Campbell was regarded as the premier defensive end in college football entering the 2007 season. The Hurricanes' defense struggled, as did Campbell, and the team lost six of their final seven games.

Campbell produced pedestrian numbers rather than dominating the action in the trenches as expected.

Originally recruited as a tight end because of his athletic ability, Campbell took over starting duties on the right side of the defensive line as a sophomore. He put together a streak of seven consecutive games with at least one quarterback sack as a junior, the second-longest streak in school history. His 10 1/2 sacks in 2006 were the most by a Hurricane since Derrick Ham posted 12 sacks in 1998 and it ranks tied for eighth on the school's season-record list.

Campbell comes from a family with deep roots in football. His younger brother, Jared, is a 2007 recruit at Miami and his older brother, Ciare was a defensive back at Colorado State (2004-05). Another brother (Raj) played football at Butte and Orange County Junior Colleges and is presently a receiver at Adams State.

At Denver's South High School, Campbell was a standout rush end and tight end. He was rated the 11th-best football player in the country by Super Prep, earning All-American and Elite 50 honors from that recruiting service. Super Prep also rated him the second-best prospect in the state of Colorado, awarding him Midlands Defensive Player of the Year accolades in 2003.

Campbell was listed on Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report National Top 100 and ranked as the nation's 11th-best defensive end. The two-time All-State pick as a junior and senior, he also played offensive tackle as a sophomore and tight end his final two years. He set a state career-record with 58 sacks during his four-year career, including 38 over his final two seasons.

As a senior, Campbell registered 19 sacks 118 total tackles, three knockdowns and two interceptions. On offense, he had 38 receptions for 412 yards with four touchdowns, including 68- and 72-yarders on tight end screens. As a junior, he posted 19 sacks, 109 tackles and five touchdowns off blocked kicks and fumble returns, in addition to blocking three punts, adding three receptions for 56 yards.

Campbell was an accomplished all-around athlete who was an All-State basketball choice as a junior (the only non-senior chosen) in 2002-03. He averaged 22.7 points (fourth-best in Colorado) and led the state in rebounding (16.0 per game) and blocked shots (3.3 per game) as a junior. He also competed in track and field, qualifying for the state meet in the discus and shot put in 2003. His track and field personal bests included 21 feet in the long jump, 48-feet-1 in the shot put, 135-0 in the discus, and 44-2 in the triple-jump.

Campbell enrolled at Miami in 2004, declining offers from Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan and Oklahoma. He spent his first season on the scout team and was a reserve right defensive end in 2005, playing in 11 games. He started vs. Louisiana State in the Peach Bowl, finishing the campaign with 24 tackles (15 solo), 2 1/2 sacks, six stops for losses and eight quarterback pressures.

As a sophomore, Campbell earned team MVP honors, in addition to picking up first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition. He took over right defensive end duties, leading the team and ranking seventh nationally with 20 1/2 stops behind the line of scrimmage, as he finished 15th in the nation with 10 1/2 sacks. He posted 55 tackles (38 solo) with 17 pressures and caused three fumbles while deflecting four passes.

A preseason All-American and favorite to win the Ted Hendricks Award (nation's top defensive end), Campbell fared no better than the Hurricanes. Miami got off to a 4-1 start under new head coach Randy Shannon, as the right defensive end registered 25 tackles (16 solos) with 4 1/2 sacks, seven stops for losses, three pressures, two forced fum

Called the finest offensive tackle in Vanderbilt history, Williams became the first Commodore to earned All-Southeastern Conference honors (2007) from league coaches since Will Wolford in 1984. Despite manning the demanding left tackle position, he consistently received winning blocking grades over the last two seasons, as he allowed just two quarterback sacks over the course of his last 1,558 snaps. At Catholic High School, Williams earned all-conference and all-region recognition as an offensive tackle. He guided one of the most powerful Louisiana teams to a 10-2 record en route to the district title as a senior. He added Class 5A All-State Academic Team honors and served as vice president of the National Honor Society. He was also a member of the Key Club, French Club and Beta Club. Williams enrolled at Vanderbilt in 2003, but did not see any playing time until the 2005 campaign. He performed on the scout team in 2003 at both guard and tackle. Because of some academic issues in the school's engineering program, the talented youngster was ruled ineligible for football competition in 2004, again spending a season on the scout team. In '05, Williams appeared in 11 games, earning starting assignments in nine games at left offensive guard. He also saw action in six games at left tackle, replacing Ryan King when the tackle was struggling. Williams twice earned team Offensive Player of the Game honors (vs. Mississippi and Middle Tennessee), as he delivered 54 knockdowns and graded over 83% for blocking consistency on 828 offensive snaps. Williams emerged as a junior, taking over left tackle duties full-time. He earned second-team All-SEC accolades, along with the Most Valuable Offensive Lineman Award from the Vandy coaching staff. After allowing a quarterback sack vs. Michigan in the season opener, no other opposing defender would get past the left tackle to sack a Vanderbilt quarterback the rest of the campaign. He posted an 84.1% grade for blocking consistency, along with 79 knockdowns and nine touchdown-resulting blocks. He shared team Offensive Player of the Game honors twice and was named team player of the game in the Tennessee clash. In addition, he was the first Vanderbilt offensive lineman to garner SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors, as he graded 94% vs. Georgia. As a senior, Williams was named All-American third-team by The NFL Draft Report. The consensus first-team All-SEC pick had a banner senior campaign. On 836 offensive plays, the opposition got to the Commodore quarterback just once while he was lined up at left tackle. The offensive co-captain earned SEC Lineman of the Week honors (vs. Mississippi) and Offensive Player of the Game three times (vs. Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee). He registered 102 knockdowns, including 12 touchdown-resulting blocks, finishing his final season with an 85.7% grade for blocking consistency.