Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#45
Nick Campbell
Senior defensive lineman on App State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 290 lb · Minneola, FL
Returning to App State for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on App State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2022.
- Transferred from NC State to App State in 2024.
Nick Campbell
Nick Campbell has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Lake Minneola
20243 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2024
App State
2025–2026era →
Dowell Loggains
App State
Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
2 TOT · 0 TFL
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · App State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The defensive line · App State
- #97Kevin Abrams-Verwayne7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Aiden Benton5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #41Caleb Sandstrom4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Joseph Bakhole2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Nick Campbell2 tackles for loss · 2025
21 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology