Elijah Campbell

Has played in 68 games and made three starts…Began his career on the Cleveland Browns' summer roster in 2018…Played for the Birmingham Iron of the AAF in 2019…Signed to the New York Jets' practice squad in 2020, where he spent the remainder of the season…Spent 2021-25 with the Miami Dolphins…Career totals include 24 tackles, 2 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble, 1 quarterback hit, 1 tackle for loss and 1 fumble recovery…Also owns 21 special teams tackles…Also appeared in two postseason games for the Dolphins, totaling 2 tackles and 1 quarterback hit.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has played in 68 games and made three starts…Began his career on the Cleveland Browns' summer roster in 2018…Played for the Birmingham Iron of the AAF in 2019…Signed to the New York Jets' practice squad in 2020, where he spent the remainder of the season…Spent 2021-25 with the Miami Dolphins…Career totals include 24 tackles, 2 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble, 1 quarterback hit, 1 tackle for loss and 1 fumble recovery…Also owns 21 special teams tackles…Also appeared in two postseason games for the Dolphins, totaling 2 tackles and 1 quarterback hit.
• Played in 10 games for the Dolphins in 2025…Missed the latter part of the season due to injury…Recorded 5 tackles on special teams.
• In 2024, played in all 17 games and made one start…Combined for 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 forced fumble…Added 3 tackles on special teams.
• Appeared in 15 games in 2023…Totaled 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defensed…Contributed 6 tackles on special teams.
• Played in 16 games with one start in 2022…Produced 7 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 quarterback hit…On special teams, recorded 5 tackles.
• Made seven appearances for the Dolphins in 2021…Recorded 2 tackles on special teams…Missed part of the season due to injury.
• Was a member of the Jets practice squad in 2020…Played in three games but didn't record any statistics.

COLLEGE

• Played at three schools over the course of his collegiate career…Began at Iowa Western Community College in 2013 where he redshirted for one season before transferring to Northern Illinois in 2015…After one season at Northern Illinois, spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Northern Iowa.
• Was a two-year starter at Northern Iowa, appearing in 24 games and totaling 87 tackles, 23 passes defensed and 8 interceptions.

PERSONAL

• Son of Jamal and Denna Hickman…Was a two-way player in high school…Also ran track and field…Studied psychology at Northern Iowa.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on 5/4/18.
• Waived by the Browns on 8/31/18.
• Signed to the New York Jets' practice squad on 11/3/20.
• Waived by the Jets on 8/31/21 and claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on 9/1/21.
• Signed as a free agent by the New York Giants on 3/20/26.