Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elijah Campbell was born August 24, 1995, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a cornerback for the New York Jets in the NFL. Campbell began his college career at the junior college role for the Iowa Western Community College football team. There, in 2014 he contributed to their undefeated season and played in the Junior College National Championship. He then transferred to play for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team in 2015 before transferring again to play for the Northern Iowa Panthers football team in 2016 and 2017.

Campbell signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft on May 4, 2018. He was waived before the start of the regular season on August 31, 2018. Campbell signed with the New York Jets' practice squad on November 3, 2020. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 for the team's Week 13 game against the Las Vegas Raiders and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.