Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#24
Amare Campbell
Senior linebacker for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Manassas, VA · Unity Reed
CFB Index 75 · #86 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Penn State → Tennessee for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 2 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Tennessee. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2023.
- Transferred from Penn State to Tennessee in 2026.
Amare Campbell
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia Tech — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20238 games
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Unity Reed
202513 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Big Tenthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tennessee
2025Penn State
2026Tennessee
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023North Carolina8-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee | 14 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 103 | 64 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 69 | 43 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 14 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 200 | 126 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
6 TOT · 4 SOLO
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Patterson’s 2022 season.
84%match
All-MAC
Matches James on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Fitzgerald's junior season at Northwestern (2025).
77%match
Matches Robert on
PD rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Background
CAREER HONORS 2026 Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List 2026 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List 2026 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Athlon, Phil Steele) 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 2025 All-Big Ten Third Team (Media) 2025 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches) CAREER Experienced and productive...
The linebacker corps · Tennessee
- Amare Campbell103 tackles · 2025
- #13Edwin Spillman81 tackles · 2025
- #22Jeremiah Telander80 tackles · 2025
- #7Arion Carter75 tackles · 2025
- #27Jadon Perlotte19 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology