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0:342025 NFL Draft Grades: Eagles Select Jihaad Campbell No. 31
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0:452025 NFL Draft Top LBs: No. 2 Jihaad Campbell (Alabama)
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4:57Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell Joins CBS Sports HQ
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Draft Scouting Report
Rating: 89.40 (Pro Bowl potential)
Pro Comparison: Oren Burks
Summary
Jihaad Campbell is a tall, rangy off-ball linebacker who excelled as an overhang defender in college when he wasn't handling normal off-ball duties. While not a true edge rusher, he can win with speed and dip outside. He’s explosive as a blitzer but needs better hand usage against blockers. His best work comes off the ball, where his athleticism and elite-level range stand out.
Campbell moves well for his frame, showing solid twitch and fluidity in coverage. He drops into zones smoothly, reads plays well and has the burst to close quickly when he trusts his eyes. However, he can get caught watching the running back instead of anticipating blocks. The same is true on play-action.
While he's a mostly reliable tackler, Campbell can be overzealous in space, occasionally diving instead of wrapping up. His ball skills are serviceable but not a strength. Overall, he’s a high-upside, three-down linebacker with the range and athleticism to develop into a major playmaker in the NFL.
About
- 2024: First-team All-SEC
- 2024: Ranked top 20 in the FBS in total tackles (117) to go along with 11.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and an interception
Strengths
- Supreme speed/range to the football
- Flashed edge-rushing capabilities
- Very reliable tackler
Weaknesses
- Could stand to add weight/strength to his lower half
- Must work off blockers more efficiently
- Has to trust his eyes quicker and not get lulled by play-action
Combine Data
- 40-yard dash: 4.52 seconds
- Broad jump: 10 feet, 7 inches
Top Jihaad Campbell News
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Eagles' Jihaad Campbell: Picked by Eagles 31st overall
The Eagles selected Campbell (shoulder) in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 31st overall.
The Eagles tend to do a consistently good job with their premium draft picks, and Campbell was often projected to go earlier than this. Despite a distinguished career at Alabama, where he started two seasons and really broke out as a star defender in 2024, Campbell faced some concerns that he lacks a clear position. Like Jalon Walker (selected 15th overall by Atlanta), there's reason to think Campbell is a tweener in the positive sense (good at more that one position) rather than the negative meaning (good at neither and slightly misfit for both). For Campbell to log 117 tackles (11.5 for loss) in 2024 and then run a 4.52-second 40-yard dash gives him a strong profile from a production and athleticism standpoint, so the Eagles will probably find something useful for him to do even if they're not completely sure what in the meantime. Campbell underwent surgery to repair a torn shoulder labrum in March, but the most recent reporting indicated he's expected to be ready for training camp.
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Jihaad Campbell: On track for training camp
Campbell (shoulder) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Campbell underwent surgery to address a torn left labrum in March and has already resumed running. Having tallied 117 total tackles, 5.0 sacks and two forced fumbles over 13 games in his final season at Alabama, Campbell is considered one of the top linebacker prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. Despite his current injury, he could hear his name called in the first round.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 244 lbs |
| Birthplace: Erial, NJ |
| Age: 21 |
