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Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell (46) during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8, 2024 in Detroit. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Jack Campbell

LB

#46

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 24

Weight: 246 lbs

College: Iowa

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    59
  • SCK
    1.5
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    --
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Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2024 Detroit Lions 17 118 59 59 1.5 0 5
2023 Detroit Lions 17 83 43 40 2 0 1
TOTAL 34 201 102 99 3.5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • The only NFL rookie in the 2023 season to record at least 80 tackles, five tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.
  • Has produced seven-or-more tackles in eight straight games (9/30/24-11/24/24) establishing the longest streak by a Lions player since Stephen Boyd had a 13-game streak in 2000.
  • Produced 89 tackles (49 solo) in 2023, the second-most among all rookies on the year.
  • Tallied 10 games with at least five tackles, tying for the most among rookies across the League.
  • Recorded his first-career sack vs. Atlanta (9/24/23).

COLLEGE

  • Played four seasons at Iowa (2019-22), racking up a total of 305 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles. He ranks in Iowa's top-20 for career tackles.
  • 2022: Started in 13 games, logging 128 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one forced fumble and 1.0 sack.
    • Dick Butkus Award (NCAA's Top Linebacker)
    • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
    • Big Ten Linebacker of the Year
    • First-Team AP All-American
    • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2022)
    • William V. Campbell Award (Player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance.)
  • 2021: Started in 14 games and led the FBS with 143 tackles while adding 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, one forced fumble and 1.0 sack.
    • Third-Team All-Big Ten
    • Team's Defensive MVP
    • Ranked fifth in school history for single-season tackles (143) to mark the most by a Hawkeye since 2009.
  • 2020: Made appearances in the final five games of the season, logging 29 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, 1.0 sack, one interception and one forced fumble.
  • 2019: Saw action in 11 games, recording five tackles (two solo).

PERSONAL

  • Prepped at Cedar Falls (Iowa) High School, where he led the team to two state playoff runs, including a runner-up finish his senior year. Beyond football, he led the basketball team to back-to-back state titles.
  • Majored in Enterprise Leadership.
  • Parents are Amy and Jeremy Eastman and Jen and Dave Campbell.
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