Jack Campbell holds the MLB · Starter spot in Detroit Lions’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jack Campbell played 17 games in 2025 with a 99% snap share.

Jack Campbell is a 6'5", 243-pound linebacker for the Detroit Lions, entering his fourth season after being selected 18th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. A four-year starter at Iowa (2019–22), Campbell recorded 305 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, and 3.0 sacks. In 2023, he logged 89 tackles (49 solo) and 2.0 sacks as the only rookie with at least 80 tackles, five tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks that season. During 2025, Campbell recorded five sacks and four pass defenses while establishing an eight-game streak of seven-or-more tackles from late September through November.

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Lions2023 — present

CollegeIowaDraftRound 1 · No. 18 overall · 2023 · DETHometownCedar Falls, IA