'09 MI DT William Campbell (Michigan LOI)

[Svoboda]

Defensive tackle
Detroit (MI) Cass Tech

Ht: 6-foot-6
Wt: 324 lbs
Bench max: 315 pounds
GPA: 3.2


Star Ratings
Rivals.com: *****
Scout.com: *****

Rankings & Accolades
Rivals 100 #16/ #3 Defensive Tackle
Scout 100 #14/ #4 Defensive Tackle

[Svoboda]

http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/WILLIAMCAMPBELL4_3200.JPG

[irishunclebill]

Campbell has been a Michigan verbal commit since June, and is now saying that he has had an ND offer since September. No one seems to agree with him on this, so it was most likely a conditional verbal offer of some kind.

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated with Rivals & Scout 100 Ranking , Position Ranking, and Star Rating.

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated with Latest Rivals 100 Ranking.

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated to reflect latest Rivals & Scout rankings.

Campbell drops a bit on Rivals but is still a Top 25 five star on both boards.

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated with latest Rivals 100 and Positional Ranking. Campbell moves up 7 slots on the Rivals 100.

[SouthernIrish]

Mike Frank keeps insinuating that CB is continuing to talk to this kid and there is "some" mutual interest. Anyone hear anything? Would be a good get for us, especially considering it would take from scUM.

[JDubbs]

Mike Frank keeps insinuating that CB is continuing to talk to this kid and there is "some" mutual interest. Anyone hear anything? Would be a good get for us, especially considering it would take from scUM.

Don't get my hopes up. This kid would solidify the NT spot for 4 years or until the NFL calls.

[notredomer23]

He is now a soft verbal on the UM scout site

[SouthernIrish]

Hmmmm.....interesting, very interesting....:bigsmile:

[NDChatt]

Don't get my hopes up. This kid would solidify the NT spot for 4 years or until the NFL calls.
I would love to have this kid but don't forget about Ian Williams.

[bayirish]

Mike Frank keeps insinuating that CB is continuing to talk to this kid and there is "some" mutual interest. Anyone hear anything? Would be a good get for us, especially considering it would take from scUM.

Just wondering where you saw this on Scout? I belong there and havent seen anything. Feel free to PM me the link if you'd like.

[noklife]

I think I'd rather get him than any other DT in this class. Just because he is one of the very few high school kids that has the size to be a true 3-4 DT

[scooper]

I think I'd rather get him than any other DT in this class. Just because he is one of the very few high school kids that has the size to be a true 3-4 DT

Don't get too caught up in the NFL definition of true 3-4 size. If you take a look at guys that have played in the 3-4 at places like UVA, Penn St. and USC when they ran it, most of them are far from the size of the Patriots' line. 290 pounders are big enough to hold up on a college line if they can move.

That said, yes. This kid would be a great get.

[SouthernIrish]

I heard this on his PowerHour shows. I couldn't honestly remember which ones but I believe there were 2 shows perhaps 4-22 and 4-29? where he mentioned that CB was talking to Campbell and he believed that there was mutual interest but he wasn't sure how much. (you like that sentence structure? I got more where that came from!)

[JDubbs]

I would love to have this kid but don't forget about Ian Williams.

I'm not but Williams will be a JR when this guy walks onto campus.

[STLDomer1868]

I love this guy. I am sure that a player with his strength will fit in just fine.

[Blue 44]

IUB can we get your take? I know it is a long time till signing day.

[HoffVir]

IUB can we get your take? I know it is a long time till signing day.

It is a long time til NSD ... fact. MF could be full of poo, nobody is really sure yet. Having said that, he did commit to Michigan (sucks) almost exactly a year ago ... to Llloyd, not DickRod.

[irishunclebill]

Profile Updated to reflect latest Scout ranking. William moves up 5 slots and into their Top 15.

[therizz]

Anyone know which Skunkbear (Wolverine) has reopened their recruitment? It's on the front page of www.michigan.rivals and I was hoping it was William Campbell opening his recruitment.

[drewsko]

The picture sure looks like William

[stew654]

It is him, maybe corwin is working his magic again. We can only hope....what a party that would be

[SouthernIrish]

I guess maybe he didn't like the look of scUM vs Utah. I could see him, I. Williams, Ethan Johnson and Cywnar on the line with Filer, Smith, Neal, Teo and Jenkins all on defense. Yeah, I drink alot so what?!

[goirish41]

pour me one Southern. I like that lineup.

[mwinely]

Boy would Michigan be ticked if he came here. Go Coach Brown.

[zmoney281]

Yep Rivals confirms he has decomitted. Pull one outta the hat here Corwin!

[rontdtarchala]

come on corwin!!!!!

[IrishKnight1023]

We're not even in his list of interests anyway.

[SpanishElite]

We're not even in his list of interests anyway.

Yea that is what concern me. You would think if ND is a serious player.. then he would at least mention them.

[daytonirish]

Just because we aren't on some list on a recruiting board doesn't mean he doesn't have interest. Coaches are aloud to call players and talk to them. I would hope that the Irish are one of them calling.

[sway716]

LOL the Michigan scout.com board is on full meltdown mode. Their all blaming Pete Carroll.

[SouthernIrish]

CB and CW have got to be trying to get this kid to visit, I'm sure. He was a teammate of J. Gray, correct? Perhaps a little help from Gray could go a long way.

[Pete]

CB and CW have got to be trying to get this kid to visit, I'm sure. He was a teammate of J. Gray, correct? Perhaps a little help from Gray could go a long way.

No, I'm pretty sure that Gray went to Detroit Country Day. I think Barksdale went to Cass, but I could be wrong about that last part.

[therizz]

SouthernIrish - who is that girl?

[Akron Irish]

LOL the Michigan scout.com board is on full meltdown mode. Their all blaming Pete Carroll.

you forgot the (sucks) :aggressive:

[SouthernIrish]

SouthernIrish - who is that girl?

I don't recall. She was my inspiration for a suggestion to name one of the GLB teams the "Golden Domes".

[Akron Irish]

I don't recall. She was my inspiration for a suggestion to name one of the GLB teams the "Golden Domes".

Very nice. :drooling:

[rontdtarchala]

veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery nice.....

[irishziggy]

back 2 Campbell, someone on another forum said that we have cooled on him and I also heard he's lookin' at USC. Any truth to this? I would think that CB would be all over him, but not sure how his grades are. Any new info?

[SpanishElite]

back 2 Campbell, someone on another forum said that we have cooled on him and I also heard he's lookin' at USC. Any truth to this? I would think that CB would be all over him, but not sure how his grades are. Any new info?

I obviously hadn't heard anything. But I would sorta doubt we cooled on him. Hes a prime time DL prospect from the Detroit area. We still need more DL even with the great haul from last year. He decommits from one of our main rivals and already has an offer from ND.

[irishziggy]

I obviously hadn't heard anything. But I would sorta doubt we cooled on him. Hes a prime time DL prospect from the Detroit area. We still need more DL even with the great haul from last year. He decommits from one of our main rivals and already has an offer from ND.

that's what i thought, but was it a conditional offer or actual offer?

[zimmsbg78]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080909/SPORTS06/80909002/1054/SPORTS06


Miami (Fla.) has already scheduled an official visit for Campbell in December and schools like LSU and USC are also working to get him on their campus before the year is out.

It seems we are on the outside looking in here.

[rontdtarchala]

doesn't seem to be interested in us at this point

[irishmarine]

thats too bad i think he would be a great addition

[zimmsbg78]

William has official visits scheduled to scUM (12/5), Miami (12/12) and LSU (11/7)...considering U$C, Georgia and Oklahoma for his other two visits.

[SpanishElite]

To bad we missed on him.

[zimmsbg78]

Writer's opinion.......

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=869637 (Free)


DT William Campbell, Detroit Cass Tech: LSU and Miami are getting official visits, but USC seemingly has this one right. The Trojans aren't pushing hard for Campbell despite his talent because they seem to be hearing what I am hearing: Campbell will end up at Michigan in the end.

[Griff Cannon]

To bad we missed on him.

not sure we ever had a chance

[BGIF]

To bad we missed on him.

Agreed. He and Stockton would have made a nice pair on the inside.

[marv81s]

can't miss out on anyone you never had a shot with to begin with

Campbell never had even the slightest interest in ND

[pabrown]

Campbell, Roh, and Lolata are going to be touch for ND to handle the next 4 years.

[daytonirish]

Campbell, Roh, and Lolata are going to be touch for ND to handle the next 4 years.

Not if the OL folks we have play to there capability and the commits we have live up to there. And besides LaLota will be moved to OT at scUM after the first practice.

[Griff Cannon]

Not if the OL folks we have play to there capability and the commits we have live up to there. And besides LaLota will be moved to OT at scUM after the first practice.

Until their LOI is faxed in I don't know that we will be seeing them very often

[BGIF]

Not if the OL folks we have play to there capability and the commits we have live up to there. And besides LaLota will be moved to OT at scUM after the first practice.

At least they have him to move to LT. Our LT is who?

[daytonirish]

At least they have him to move to LT. Our LT is who?

Who ever win the starting spot would be my guess. And as far as LaLota goes as a LT, last time I checked he hadn't played a down of it at the college level.

[marv81s]

let's see if lalota even ends up at michigan (sucks), he could very well end up with joe pa poopie pants before signing day if he bolts michigan (sucks)

hopefully michigan (sucks) keeps it up with their losing ways and that happens, and hopefully somebody from the ND staff is keeping in touch with a certain OL that is from the land of lincoln and is friends with Zach Martin and ND can poach him away from michigan (sucks), and maybe sign his brother in 2010

[pabrown]

Let's not forget that ND went 3-9 last year and ended up with the number 1 class. Michigan is losing, but alot of recruits might see that as an opportunity to play early. Believe me I hope they all decommit, I just don't see it happening.

[SoCalDomer]

Let's not forget that ND went 3-9 last year and ended up with the number 1 class. Michigan is losing, but alot of recruits might see that as an opportunity to play early. Believe me I hope they all decommit, I just don't see it happening.

ND last year keeping all its recruits (that's right, I said all, I know who you're thinking, but he was never all irish, despite that one pic) is probably the exception, not the rule. Look at Michigan, lost 4 so far. Look at Clemson, lost 3-4(?) so far. Rutgers I believe has lost a few.

I think ND's class last year stayed together for reasons that aren't common to most teams, and because of the work of the coaches.

[SpanishElite]

ND last year keeping all its recruits (that's right, I said all, I know who you're thinking, but he was never all irish, despite that one pic) is probably the exception, not the rule. Look at Michigan, lost 4 so far. Look at Clemson, lost 3-4(?) so far. Rutgers I believe has lost a few.

I think ND's class last year stayed together for reasons that aren't common to most teams, and because of the work of the coaches.

I agree with that SoCal. The ND coaches did an AMAZING job recruiting when ND was struggling on the field last year. Good thing we wont hear that for AT LEAST another decade.

[daytonirish]

I think ND's class last year stayed together for reasons that aren't common to most teams, Super Fan Dayton Irish.


Thanks SoCal, but I really Can't take all the credit, the taff had something to do with it also

[zimmsbg78]

William was on a official visit to Alabama this past weekend. He said that Bama is recruiting him to play OT. (WTF?) His host was 2008 committ Mark Ingram.

[daytonirish]

Have seen some think OT would be his best position.

[zimmsbg78]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=Midwest_Recruiting


Monday, December 22, 2008
Posted by Bill Kurelic

Defensive lineman William Campbell (Detroit/Cass Tech) is one of the top uncommitted prospects in the Midwest. He won't be much longer.

Campbell made his final official visit this past weekend as he visited the Miami Hurricanes. As with his other four trips, Campbell checked things out and headed home without making a commitment.

Campbell, a one-time Michigan commitment, made official visits to Miami, Michigan, LSU, Florida and Alabama. He says all five schools are still under consideration and he does not have a leader.

Campbell plans to announce his college choice on Jan. 3.

[zimmsbg78]

William says that he will still make his decision on Saturday.....says that he won't be committing to scUM and that they are off his list................Or are they?

[NDisNCin2010]

it will be Miami for Campbell

[zimmsbg78]

it will be Miami for Campbell

I don't know...........word is his rommate Edwin Baker (4* RB Mich. St. committ) has said that William has been talking about LSU quite a bit.

[notredomer23]

I don't know...........word is his rommate Edwin Baker (4* RB Mich. St. committ) has said that William has been talking about LSU quite a bit.

I heard he wouldnt be going to LSU...Idk. so much talk from so many different sources. Hes gonna pick ND(sarcasm)

[ND_Ownz!]

With all due respect, I appreciate the info...but if we're not in play for this kid...who cares?

[notredomer23]

With all due respect, I appreciate the info...but if we're not in play for this kid...who cares?

well we might be playing against him some day.

[ND_Ownz!]

Well as everyone has indicated, he's gonna be a 'Cane or a Tiger...so unless we play them in a bowl I kinda doubt it.

[laxkid23]

He's in the student directory at U of M.

[rontdtarchala]

I actually only care about the kids coming or thinking of coming to ND scarew the rest

[ND_Ownz!]

Wolverine once again....kid sure is an attention whore.

[NDisNCin2010]

Vegas has it at even money that he decommits scUM between now and NSD...if anyone in this class has potential to "pull a Little", after watching the video clips on rivaes and then the coverage today, i think WC would be the one...if i'm shannon or miles i keep in touch with Will right up till the end.

[iloveirish_12]

Said he returned some kicks in high school..good luck taking him down

[stonebreakerwasgod]

I hate to speak bad of HS kids, but the guy was acting like a tool during his announcement. He could definitely use a quality mentor like RichRod. :eek:

[SpanishElite]

Wolverine once again....kid sure is an attention whore.

Yea.. I semi agree. But I dont down the kid for it. He gets all this attention for a very little time in his life, where its all about him. I cant blame him. Goodluck to him at UM. (with a loss) :bigsmile: