PFF Combine Winners and Losers highlights Jack Campbell

[ichawk24]

WINNER: JACK CAMPBELL​

As the highest-graded Power Five linebacker this past season (91.7), Campbell was seen as a high-floor player with a relatively low ceiling due to a perceived lack of athleticism.

The Iowa linebacker put all of those athleticism questions to bed with a stellar combine. The Butkus Award winner has elite size for the position at 6-foot-5, 249 pounds. He also tested above the 82nd percentile for his position in the 10-yard split, vertical jump, broad jump, three-cone and short shuttle. In particular, his three-cone (6.74 seconds) and broad jump (10-foot-8) were above the 97th percentile for linebackers.

With both fantastic tape and elite athleticism, Campbell has a strong case to be the top linebacker in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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[hawkjt]

C'mon Bears. Grab the butkus winner to fill dick butkus shoes!

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

I just don’t get those thinking he has a perceived lack of athleticism. The dude is all over the field, sideline to sideline. He might not be the greatest in pass coverage but he is better than most other linebackers in pass coverage.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Way to be, Jack! Go kick ass in the NFL. 👍🏻

 

[cidhawkeye]

I just don’t get those thinking he has a perceived lack of athleticism. The dude is all over the field, sideline to sideline. He might not be the greatest in pass coverage but he is better than most other linebackers in pass coverage.

Didn't I see somewhere that he was the top rated linebacker in coverage last year? PFF? Or I may be misremembering.

 

[cmhawks99]

I just don’t get those thinking he has a perceived lack of athleticism. The dude is all over the field, sideline to sideline. He might not be the greatest in pass coverage but he is better than most other linebackers in pass coverage.

I read something pre-combine that expressed that about Van ness which is remarkable because it was supposedly his thing!!!

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

C'mon Bears. Grab the butkus winner to fill dick butkus shoes!

NO, NO, NO! The Vikings have been without a former Iowa LB since the 2016 season. Time to restock.

It appears the Jack had better numbers at the combine than Chad did back in the day. That's a very good sign.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

You'd look good (remaining) in black and gold

 

[Bishop1971]

Didn't I see somewhere that he was the top rated linebacker in coverage last year? PFF? Or I may be misremembering.

Yes, he was the highest rated linebacker in coverage last season. You, as usual, are absolutely correct.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Post-combine he jumped 10 spots to #71 overall and the #2 ILB on Draft Tek...

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[Footbol]

Post-combine he jumped 10 spots to #71 overall and the #2 ILB on Draft Tek...

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Dillon Doyle #13

 

[Ronman]

C'mon Bears. Grab the butkus winner to fill dick butkus shoes!

The Bears have had a serious aversion to drafting Iowa players for quite awhile, James Daniels being the exception.

 

[uihawk82]

C'mon Bears. Grab the butkus winner to fill dick butkus shoes!

And the Urlacher shoes!! Campbell is tall, quick, and fast like Urlacher which will help him in pass coverage.

 

[Mohawkeye]

Wherever he goes he will be a steal. He’s the kind of player who elevates the play of everyone else on the team. I know the NFL doesn’t value MLBs, but if I had a bad defense and a 2nd round pick I’d take him in a heartbeat. Instant starter and team defense upgrade.

 

[ichawk24]

Campbell's coverage abilities always reminded me of Urlacher in the deep hook of the cover-2.

 

[Aleister_Crowley]

I just don’t get those thinking he has a perceived lack of athleticism. The dude is all over the field, sideline to sideline. He might not be the greatest in pass coverage but he is better than most other linebackers in pass coverage.

It's because people saw he was a big white guy and just assumed he was unathletic.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

He'd look really good in a Bear's uni. Maybe the Bears can get him at #53?

Or #61 or #64?

🤞

 

[kceasthawk]

I just don’t get those thinking he has a perceived lack of athleticism. The dude is all over the field, sideline to sideline. He might not be the greatest in pass coverage but he is better than most other linebackers in pass coverage.

In fact he's fantastic in coverage in the middle zone. He was the highest graded LB in college football in pass coverage I believe, especially for a Mike LB. With his size he's very hard to throw that intermediate drop pass over his head in the middle.