Adam Campbell '19 Recruiting Profile

I have loved the game of football for as long as I can remember.   Before I was old enough to play any form of football, I watched collegiate and professional, learning all the positions, logistics, and aspects of the sport.   In third grade, I joined a local tackle football team with my best friend from school.  Our team played together until we parted ways when we entered different high schools.   Playing tackle football was not easy.  I was smaller and didn't feel I had the natural talent as some of my friends.  While I had to work twice as hard physically,  I was able to read offensives and see the play before it would happen.   Knowing the aspects of the sport as I did,  this allowed me to be a better asset to the team.  I could communicate with my coaches about what I would see happening on the field, thus providing an alternate view and advantage for calling plays.        I was fortunate to have opportunities for specialized training to help my physical football game.   Through the years, I have gotten taller and stronger.  I have had to fight to prove myself.  I played JV my freshman and sophomore as a receiver, safety, and linebacker.  My passion is being receiver.   To improve my speed and earn my spot as a receiver, I ran track for my high school during my freshman and sophomore years.    During my junior year I earned a starting position as a receiver on Varsity.   During the 4th game of the season,  I scored a touchdown and a few plays later,  I severely broke my finger in an attempt to score another touchdown.   I was pulled from the game.    I had broken my ring finger, on my right hand, in 3 places.  This required surgery and 4 pins to put my finger back in place.  I attended physically therapy for 8 weeks and required another surgery to improve the movement.  The second surgery  helped so much.   Due to my injury, I was not allowed to play football for the rest of the reason.   However, I was allowed to continue working out and trained to participate in track for my junior year.    My injury has  motivated me to work even harder in the off season to make up for not having the opportunity to play an entire season.