CAREER NOTES: Rugged, hard-nosed defender • came to Minnesota as a linebacker, played primarily as a defensive end early in his Gopher career, moved back to linebacker in 2008 preseason camp • has started 23 games on the Gophers defense over the past two seasons – the most of any current Minnesota player on the defensive side of the ball – including 12 during the 2007 campaign at defensive end and 12 in 2008 at middle linebacker • has collected 131 total tackles during his career, 11.5 for losses, including six sacks.

2008 • Junior Season: Downhill middle linebacker who made a seamless transition from defensive end • moved to his more natural linebacker position during the final weeks of training camp and did not miss a beat • started 12 of 13 games at middle linebacker and finished the regular season as the team’s leading tackler • lone missed start came vs. Iowa due to a leg injury he suffered the previous week at Wisconsin • collected 80 total tackles on the year • also recorded four sacks, 5.5 tackles for losses, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and a pass breakup • scholar-athlete award winner • earned third letter. Game-by-Game: collected four total tackles, including an assist on a sack, in the season opener vs. Northern Illinois (8/30) • credited with five total stops and pounced on a fumble at Bowling Green (9/6) • had a monster day against Montana State (9/13) totaling nine tackles (eight solo) with an assist on a sack • snagged his first career interception and accounted for three total tackles against Florida Atlantic (9/20) • finished with five total tackles (three solo) at Ohio State (9/27) • turned in a big game vs. Indiana (10/4), finishing with six total tackle, an interception and a fumble recovery • registered eight total tackles (five solo), with a 7-yard sack, at Illinois (10/11) • posted another 8-tackle outing at Purdue (10/25), including two tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup • tallied eight tackles (six unassisted) and assisted on a tackle for loss vs. Northwestern (11/1) • also hauled in a pass on a fake field goal against the Wildcats • accounted for nine total tackles and recovered a fumble to thwart a scoring drive vs. Michigan (11/8) • collected six tackles (three solo), including a 6-yard sack, and forced a fumble at Wisconsin (11/15) • came off the bench vs. Iowa (11/22) to make four total tackles • recorded five solo stops vs. Kansas (12/31) at the Insight Bowl.

2007 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: One of just three Gophers to start all 12 games for the Minnesota defense • opened the first eight games of the season at left defensive end before moving to the right side of the defense for the final four games of the year • led all Minnesota defensive linemen in total tackles with 40, a figure that ranked eighth on the team • finished fourth on the squad in tackles for losses with eight, including one sack • recorded at least one tackle in all 12 contests • Game-by-Game: made his first career start in the season opener against Bowling Green (9/1) and finished the game with three tackles (two solo) • collected two solo stops vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/8) • credited with five total stops (two solo) at Florida Atlantic (9/15), including a nine-yard sack • also made five stops (two solo) vs.Purdue (9/22) and recorded a tackle for loss against the Boilermakers • had two total tackles against both Ohio State (9/29) and at Indiana (10/6) • registered five tackles (two solo) at Northwestern (10/13) • had a three-yard tackle for loss vs. North Dakota State (10/20) • collected four total stops, including a tackle for loss, at Michigan (10/27), with a season-high three unassisted tackles • had three total tackles vs. Illinois (11/3) • credited for a career-high six total tackles (two solo), with a six-yard sack, at Iowa (11/10) • made to assisted tackle in the season finale against Wisconsin • earned second letter • scholar-athlete award winner.

2006 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Appeared in 10 games • recorded 11 tackles (nine solo) on the season • Game-by-Game: assisted on two tackles in the season opener at Kent State (8/31) • saw action in a season-high 42 snaps against Temple (9/16) • made four solo stops against the Owls • had one solo tackle in each game against Wisconsin (10/14), Indiana (11/4), Michigan State (11/11) and Iowa (11/18) • participated in 147 plays • earned first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Gulf Coast High School (Fla.) • high school coach was Frank Tudryn • was a first-team all-state and all-county performer at linebacker in 2005 • became first player from Gulf Coast HS to be named all-state • selected the region’s Player of the Year his senior season • two-time all-city, all-conference and all-area performer in 2004 and 2005 • tallied 151 tackles with 29 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, eight forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery in 2005 • set school record for tackles in a season • four-year letterwinner in wrestling • went undefeated and won the state title at 215 pounds his senior year • became first state champion in school history • honor roll student • earned the Winged Foot Award as the top scholar-athlete in Collier County • Presidential Academic Award winner and National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Son of Jack and Mary Campbell • born August 11, 1988 • an intercollege programs major, which combines study in the Carlson School of Management, with coursework in communications studies and leadership.