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USA Today
17-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Amare Campbell, LB, Penn State
NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Amare Campbell, LB, Penn State Summer is here, and it is everyone's favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota. Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans. So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall. Player Information Player: Amare Campbell School: North Carolina Height/Weight: 6-1/230 lbs. Player Background - 3-Star Recruit - Started as a True Freshman - Transferred to Penn State - Team Captain while at North Carolina Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season - 90 Tackles - 13 Tackles for Loss - 7.5 Sacks - 1 Interception - 2 Pass Breakups Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season - 70.7 PFF Run Coverage Grade - 72.2 PFF Pass Coverage Grade - Missed Tackle Rate of 12% - 48 Defensive Stops Player Traits - Tracks the ball well in the air or ground - Controls the middle of the field - Quick reaction to plays - Excellent in coverage - Good range covering sideline to sideline Player Summary Amare Campbell looked great in Tar Heel Blue, but now he has a chance to do it in the land of Linebacker U, Penn State. The Tar Heel-turned-Nittany Lion will showcase his instincts and closing speed in the Big Ten next season. When you watch his film from the past couple of seasons, what really stands out is how quickly he is able to react to the play and make a play on the ball carrier. He consistently is in a position to make a play, and as a result, he can lead the defense as a whole. Look for him to be impactful this season on a loaded Penn State defense.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Standout defensive player enters transfer portal to leave UNC football
After a breakout sophomore season when he recorded 6.5 sacks, linebacker Amare Campbell has entered the NCAA transfer portal with plans to leave North Carolina's football team. At 6-feet and 230 pounds, Campbell finished last season with 76 tackles for the Tar Heels. That included 45 solo tackles. He finished second on the team in both categories last season. He was also second on the Tar Heels in sacks as well as tackles for loss (10.5). Advertisement Campbell enrolled at UNC early in spring 2023 to take part in spring practices ahead of his freshman season. He played 11 games that fall, getting his first start against West Virginia in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. He followed that by starting 13 games for the Tar Heels last season under coach Mack Brown, who was fired in November before UNC hired six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick in December. The Tar Heels wrapped up their first spring practice work under Belichick on April 12. UNC's sacks leader last season, defensive end Beau Atkinson, has also entered the transfer portal since the end of spring practice.
