Phil Campbell: LB · Pittsburgh · #24.
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Phil Campbell
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Five seasons in the Pittsburgh linebacker corps to date. On tape: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Duke, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 64 | 28 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 22 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 56 | 27 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh | 25 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 199 | 98 | 23.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-7vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-34@ Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44vs Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 77-7vs New Hampshire | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-21@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-38vs Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-29@ Duke | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 30-23vs North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-38vs Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-14@ Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-21vs No. 18 Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%8 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups64 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 37-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
51.6%
542 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
80.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
554 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 199 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
