#21

Parris Campbell

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2018: 88 catches, 983 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Ohio State · Sr. · #21

6′1″ · 208 lb · Akron, OH

Indianapolis — drafted 2019, Rd 2, Pick 27, #59 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 139 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2018: 88 catches, 983 receiving yards, 11 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2014.
Drafted round 2 by the Indianapolis in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ohio State, 1,688 receiving yards — drafted at #59 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 147 yds vs Tulane.Tulane · W 49-62018

2014

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of St. Vincent-St. Mary

2019

Drafted by Indianapolisround 2, pick 59

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#139 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #59

Indianapolis · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Urban Meyer

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Urban Meyer.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 8th NFL season

#59Rd 2 · Pick 27

IndianapolisEntering 8th NFL season

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2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Urban Meyer — 36-5 over that span.

2016Ohio State11-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Ohio State12-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec tds (97th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (27th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#9 / 550 · 98th pct

Rec TDs#14 / 550 · 97th pct

Rec yards#41 / 550 · 93rd pct

983

Rush yards#28 / 277 · 90th pct

102

Rush TDs#16 / 277 · 86th pct

Long catch#95 / 550 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#398 / 550 · 27th pct

11.2

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home9g	6.8	81.8	12.1	1.0
Road5g	5.4	49.4	12.6	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	6.8	78.5	13.4	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	59.2	10.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Ohio State	88	983	11.2	11	--
2017	Ohio State	40	584	14.6	3	--
2016	Ohio State	13	121	9.3	0	--
Career		141	1,688	12.0	14	--

Season	Team
2018	Ohio State	10	102	--	--	--
2017	Ohio State	10	132	329	--	--
2016	Ohio State	4	54	584	--	--
Career		24	288	913	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2018

W 62–39

vs Michigan

78 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 23-point win at home against Michigan.

With D. Haskins — 318 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · 34 rush yds (7 car) · D. Chrisman — 40 AVG · 46 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week