Parris Campbell with the Indianapolis Colts, 2022
With the Indianapolis Colts, 2022. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Ohio State, 2014–⁠18

Parris Campbell

Number
No. 21
Height
6′1″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Akron , OH
Born
Jul 16, 1997, in Akron, Ohio

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Parris Campbell played receiver at Ohio State (2014–⁠18). The Indianapolis Colts took Campbell in round 2, No. 59 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
983
Receiving yards, 2018 (Ohio State, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 59
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Washington, 2018147receiving yards, career highvs. Tulane, 20182receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Indiana, 2018

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014, 2017 and 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State131219.3016
2017Ohio State4058414.6374
2018Ohio State8898311.21171
Career1411,68812.01474

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Ohio State215840
2017Ohio State93290
Career309130

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Ohio State650000
2017Ohio State110000
2018Ohio State210000
Career970000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State45413.5124
2017Ohio State1013213.2144
2018Ohio State1010210.2178
Career2428812.0378

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Ohio State21WRRS
2015Ohio State21WRFr.
2016Ohio State21WRSo.
2017Ohio State21WRJr.
2018Ohio State21WRSr.6′1″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Ohio State280.27––7.63%
2017Ohio State600.5251st (n=507)0.5231.36%
2018Ohio State1170.6063rd (n=497)0.5370.710%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Ohio State 14 games, 88 catches, 983 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 77–⁠314221––
Sep 8vs.RutgersW 52–⁠35641––
Sep 15vs.TCUW 40–⁠282661––
Sep 22vs.TulaneW 49–⁠681472––
Sep 29atPenn StateW 27–⁠267600––
Oct 6vs.IndianaW 49–⁠2691422––
Oct 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠148560––
Oct 20atPurdueL 20–⁠498410––
Nov 3vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠314311––
Nov 10atMichigan StateW 26–⁠66421––
Nov 17atMarylandW 52–⁠514380––
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 62–⁠3951141––
Dec 1vs.NorthwesternW 45–⁠247890––
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonW 28–⁠2311711––
2017 Ohio State 13 games, 40 catches, 584 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 31atIndianaW 49–⁠2161361250
Sep 9vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠313270156
Sep 16vs.ArmyW 38–⁠76540140
Sep 23vs.UNLVW 54–⁠2131051182
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠02310126
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 62–⁠146460258
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠14260––
Oct 28vs.Penn StateW 39–⁠38150117
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 48–⁠33490––
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠143590––
Nov 25atMichiganW 31–⁠203120––
Dec 2vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠211571––
Dec 29 ✦vs.USCW 24–⁠71−30––
2016 Ohio State 12 games, 13 catches, 121 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 10vs.TulsaW 48–⁠3150––
Sep 17atOklahomaW 45–⁠241160142
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 58–⁠04360117
Oct 8vs.IndianaW 38–⁠17–––4149
Oct 15atWisconsinW 30–⁠232180231
Oct 22atPenn StateL 21–⁠24160467
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠201150120
Nov 5vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠3–––139
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠31130258
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 17–⁠162120256
Nov 26vs.MichiganW 30–⁠27–––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠31–––3105

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′11⅞″
Weight205 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan75⅝″W
40-yard dash4.31 s
10-yard split1.45 sW
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump11′3″
Bench press11 reps
20-yard shuttle4.03 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Indianapolis Colts7181271
2020Indianapolis Colts26710
2021Indianapolis Colts6101621
2022Indianapolis Colts17636233
2023New York Giants10201040
2024Philadelphia Eagles46301
2025Dallas Cowboys1000
NFL career471231,1176

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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