Buffalo Bills Draft: 3 linebackers the Bills could target

I absolutely love Jack Campbell, I mean the name alone, sounds like an NFL linebacker.  Just say it in that NFL Films voice, “Jack Campbell”.  Anyways, Campbell is 6’4″ and weighs 249 pounds, he is more of that traditional NFL linebacker that brings an aggressiveness with him every time he goes in for a tackle but can still cover some ground with a solid 4.65 in the 40.  NFLDraftBuzz.com has him projected in the third round.

He’s not the typical coverage linebacker I think Coach McDermott looks for necessarily but even still, in Campbell’s senior year, he allowed a quarterback rating of 70.6 when targeted.  He tallied 77 tackles for the Hawkeyes in 2022, with 47 stops.

He was also the 2022 Dick Butkus Award winner, which goes to the Nation’s top linebacker.  Here is a list of some of the previous winners, Roquan Smith, Devin White, Isaiah Simmons, Nakobe Dean, Luke Kuechly, someone McDermott is very familiar with, and the Bills’ very own Von Miller.  The award certainly doesn’t guarantee NFL success, but it’s a good start.

Campbell also won the 2022 William V. Campbell trophy, which is awarded to the NCAA player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance.  This kid is a McDermott culture type, no doubt.