Ian Cade Campbell
#98
Defensive End/Linebacker
6'5" 245
Senior
Cimarron, Kansas
2008
Preseason Honors
- Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List
2007
Honors
- First-team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (AP)
- Master Coaches Survey (MCS) National Defensive Player of the Week (Texas game)
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Texas game)
Preseason Honors
- Initial Lombardi Award List
- Butkus Award Watch list
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List
- Hendricks Award Watch List
- Second-team All-America (CollegeFootballNews)
- Third-team All-America (Athlon Sports)
- First-team All-Big 12 (Athlon Sports; Rivals; San Antonio Express-News)
- All-Big 12 (media)
Started all 13 games and led team with 11.5 tackles-for-loss (-56 yds) and 4.5 sacks (-34 yds) among his 45 total tackles. Recovered four fumbles and forced one. Returned an interception 41-yards for a touchdown in Texas game.
2006
Honors
- Hendricks Award Semifinalist
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (Houston Chronicle)
- First-Team All Big 12 (KC Star; Coaches consensus; AP; Houston Chronicle; S.A. Express-News; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Waco Tribune-Herald)
- Second-Team All Big 12 (Rivals.com)
- First-Team Sophomore All-America (CollegeFootballNews.com)
- Honorable Mention All-America (SI.com)
- Most Improved Defensive Player team award
Started all 13 games. Was third on the team in total tackles (67) and second in unassisted tackles (42), of which 17.5 were for-loss with 11.5 sacks (tied school single-season sack record of Nyle Wiren) ... broke-up four passes, had three qb-hurries, recovered three fumbles and forced one. Led the league in per-game tackles-for-loss and was second in per-game sacks. Led all Big 12 defensive linemen in total tackles.
2005
Honors
- Purple Pride Award winner (walk-on displaying quality play, leadership)
Played in 10 games ... recorded seven tackles and one sack, blocked a kick. Came out of 2005 spring drills as a #2 on the depth chart ... had five tackles in spring game, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack against #1 offensive line. Redshirt walk-on in 2004.
High School
Two-time Hi-Plains all-league selection and Hutchinson News Class 3A All-Area linebacker for the Bluejays ... honorable mention all-state honors at linebacker ... all-league honorable mention as a senior running back ... Has school career tackle record at 324 ... Three-year starter in basketball.
Personal: Born May 15, 1985, in Garden City, Kansas ... Son of Curtis and Audrey Campbell ... Credits his brother, Jared Jarragin, who was a two-year LB starter at Wyoming, for helping to convince him he could play at Div. I level ... Has five siblings ... Enjoys lifting weights and riding motorcycles. Social Science major. More details at SID bio.
