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 Called by the athletic department one of most physically gifted players to pass through the Army program in recent years, the Cadets will surely miss their most consistent defensive player. He started 38 of 43 games during his career and despite playing well off the line of scrimmage, he finished his career with 307 tackles, the ninth-best total in school history. In years past, military athletes had little hope of playing professional football due to their commitment to the service upon graduation. Army recently revised those requirements, leaving the door open for Campbell and other Cadets to pursue their dream of playing in the National Football League. What Army has done is offer its top athletes a side door to professional sports. West Point has implemented an alternative service option program that allows cadets to turn pro -- and play -- right away. Cadets accepted into the program "will owe two years of active service in the Army, during which time they will be allowed to play their sport in the player-development systems of their respective organizations and be assigned to recruiting stations. If they remain in professional sports following those two years, they will be provided the option of buying out the remaining three years of their active-duty commitment in exchange for six years of reserve time." At Perryton High School, Campbell lettered three times in football, adding four additional varsity letters in basketball and three in track-and-field. He served as football team captain as a senior, competing at quarterback and free safety. He was named Amarillo Globe News A-3 Player of the Year and garnered All-State honors during his junior and senior years, picking up that honor on both offense and defense. He was also a two-time All-Conference and All-District, as he earned first-team All-League honors at both positions as a senior. Campbell rushed for 950 yards and 15 touchdowns during his final campaign, as he also passed for seven scores. He totaled 32 tackles, four forced fumbles, five pass break-ups and one interception on defense as a senior. He competed as a sprinter on the track team and played guard on hardwood, serving as team captain in basketball as a senior. He was listed in "Who's Who Among American High School Students." Campbell spent the 2003 season playing strong safety at U.S. Military Academy Prep School. He started the team's last six contests in 2004 for the varsity, picking up Freshman All-Conference USA accolades. He registered 54 tackles (35 solos), including four stops behind the line of scrimmage. The team's Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2005, Campbell registered a team-high 97 tackles (63 solos) with two stops for losses. He also led the team with five interceptions and broke up three passes. A knee injury in 2006 sidelined the strong safety for the team's final three games. He ranked fourth on the squad with 59 tackles (30 solos), including two stops behind the line of scrimmage in nine contests. He also caused a fumble, picked off a pass and blocked a kick. Campbell was an All-American honorable mention and All-Independent first-team choice as a senior. He ranked second on the squad, matching his career-high with 97 tackles (68 solos) with two stops for losses. He recovered a fumble, caused three others and broke up a pair of passes while starting all 12 games...Had 11 games where he registered at least 10 tackles. High School Attended Perryton (Texas) High School, playing football for head coach Gary Newcomb... Lettered three times in football, adding four additional varsity letters in basketball and three in track-and-field...Served as football team captain as a senior, competing at quarterback and free safety...Named Amarillo Globe News Class A-3 Player of the Year and garnered All-State honors during his junior and senior years, picking up that honor on both offense and defense...Two-time All-Conference and All-District, as he earned first-team All-League honors at both positions as a senior...Rushed for 950 yards and 15 touchdowns during his final campaign, as he also passed for seven scores...Totaled 32 tackles, four forced fumbles, five pass break-ups and one interception on defense as a senior...Competed as a sprinter on the track team and played guard on hardwood, serving as team captain in basketball as a senior...Listed in "Who's Who Among American High School Students." Milestones Established new single season rushing touchdown record with 17 ground scores in 2004 ... surpassed former standard of 15 first established by legendary halfback Glenn Davis in 1945 ... rushed for at least one touchdown in seven straight games at one point in season ... ran to paydirt in nine of 11 outings ... Connecticut and Navy contests rated as only scoreless outings ... ninth running back in Army history to register 1,000-yard rushing season ... eclipsed mark versus Air Force ... marked 11th 1,000-yard rushing campaign in Academy history ... finished year with 1,269 rushing yards ... figure stands as second highest single-season total in Army history ... one of only eight players in Army history to eclipse 2,000 career ground yards ... enters senior year with 2,512 career rushing yards ... ranks fourth on Black Knights' career rushing list ... needs 189 yards to move past Gerald Walker into third place on the all-time rushing chart ... ranks sixth on Academy's career all-purpose yards list (3,097) ... boasts seven career 100-yard rushing performances ... joins Michael Wallace as only Army players to have rushed for 200 yards in a game on more than one occasion ... only Black Knight back ever to post pair of 200-yard rushing outings in same season ... boasts 27 career rushing touchdowns to rank fourth on Army's all-time ladder ... owns 68 career receptions to rank as Army's career receptions leader among running backs ... started at running back in 26 of team's last 32 outings dating back to freshman season ... ranks fifth on single season scoring chart with 104 points ... sixth in career scoring with 176 markers ... first freshman to lead Black Knights in rushing since Mike Mayweather accomplished feat in 1987 ... Mayweather currently stands as Army's career rushing leader. CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Att.: 29 vs. Air Force, 11-6-04
Rushing Yards: 225 vs. USF, 10-16-04
TDs Rushing: 5 vs. USF, 10-16-04
Long Rush: 74 vs. USF, 10-16-04
Receptions: 5 vs. Louisville, 9-11-04
Receiving Yards: 87 vs. Hawai'i, 11-22-03
TDs Receiving: 1 vs. Cincinnati, 10-25-03; Hawai'i, 11-22-03
Long Reception: 59 vs. Hawai'i, 11-22-03
All-Purpose Yards: 244 vs. USF, 10-16-04  | 
