The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
6:00 PM
Chance Campbell
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 240
- Hometown:
- Ellicott City, Md.
- High School:
- Calvert Hall
- Prev. College:
- Maryland
- Major:
- Higher Ed/Student Personnel
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
• 2021 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (PFF) |
2021 (SENIOR*): Graduate transfer who started all 13 games for the Rebels at linebacker … Led Ole Miss with 109 total tackles on the season … Finished second on the team with 12.5 tackles for loss … Led the SEC and was third nationally with three fumble recoveries … Ranked second in the SEC with three forced fumbles … Invited to the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine … vs. Louisville (9/6/21): Made an immediate impact in his first start as a Rebel, recorded seven total tackles, including 1.5 for a loss … vs. Austin Peay (9/11/21): Tallied four tackles, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry in the blowout victory … vs. Tulane (9/18/21): Led the team with eight tackles, including one sack and one quarterback hurry … at #1 Alabama (10/2/21): Notched a career-high 10 tackles, including one sack and 1.5 TFL, adding a quarterback hurry … vs. #13 Arkansas (10/9/21): Totaled nine tackles, including a sack … Added a forced fumble and fumble recovery on the same play … at Tennessee (10/16/21): Finished third on the team with eight tackles in the victory … vs. LSU (10/23/21): Tied his career-high with 10 tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble … at #18 Auburn (10/30/21): Recorded eight tackles, including two for a loss, and recovered a fumble … vs. Liberty (11/6/21): Tied his career-high with 10 tackles, adding 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss … Helped the Ole Miss defense tally nine sacks, the third-most team sacks in a single game in program history … vs. #11 Texas A&M (11/13/21): Played all 72 defensive snaps, notching a career-high three quarterback hurries and five tackles, including a shared tackle for loss in the end zone that resulted in a safety … vs. Vanderbilt (11/20/21): Led Ole Miss with eight tackles, including one for a loss, and three quarterback hurries … at Mississippi State (11/25/21): Recorded a career-high and team-leading 12 tackles, including a shared TFL, and two hurries in the Egg Bowl victory … vs. #7 Baylor (1/1/22): Led the team with 10 total tackles including eight solo stops … Preseason All-SEC second team (PFF).
MARYLAND: Appeared in 25 career games at Maryland from 2018-20, including six starts at linebacker … Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2020 … Led team with 43 tackles (22 solo) and 5.5 tackles for loss in just four games … Finished 12th in FBS and second in Big Ten with 11.0 tackles per game … Tallied career-best 15 tackles in season opener vs. Northwestern … Appeared in 10 games with two starts as a sophomore for the Terps … Tallied 54 tackles (fifth on the team) with 37 solo stops in 2019 … Named a 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman in 2018. HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star recruit across all major recruiting outlets ... Rated the 20th overall player in the state of Maryland by Rivals ... Was a first team All-MIAA A Conference selection as a junior ... Also received offers from Pitt, Michigan State, Navy and Harvard ... Helped lead Calvert Hall’s lacrosse team to an MIAA Conference title as a junior ... Coached by Donald Davis. PERSONAL: Son of Rick and Kati Campbell ... Full name is Chance Dixon Campbell ... Born Oct. 8, 1999 ... Graduated from Maryland in May with an undergraduate degree in finance ... Pursuing his master’s in higher education.