Tyson Campbell Announces Decision

Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell has announced his decision and will be heading off to the NFL. He declared Wednesday on his social media feeds.

Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell has announced his decision and will be heading to the NFL. He declared Wednesday on his social media feeds. 

Campbell first arrived at Georgia by way of American Heritage High School in Florida, where he was coached by Patrick Surtain Sr. He was teammates with Surtain Jr. and committed together on ESPN during the Army All-American Bowl in 2018.

He garnered playing time as soon as he set foot on the University of Georgia campus, appearing in 14 games as a true freshman and starting in 11. He then had an injury-plagued sophomore season and was only able to start in nine games, though he was able to finish out the season and play in the SEC Championship Game.

Thanking the man Above🙏🏾🖤 #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/ferIbnpiU3

— Tyson Campbell™ (@tysoncampbell_) January 6, 2021

Campbell came into the 2020 season high on many draft boards, even going as high as the first round in some. He started 10 games and was forced to play No. 1 corner in the bowl game against Cincinnati, as his counterpart cornerback Eric Stokes opted out of the game and declared for the draft.

Before the bowl game, Campbell received a first-round projection from Pro Football Focus that pitted him going No. 21 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The outlet had Campbell as the third corner taken after Patrick Surtain and Caleb Farley. Campbell has developed into a corner that fits the mold of what Georgia now wants in defensive backs and is the representation of what they should look like moving forward.

He's expected to be drafted in the top-60 picks of the 2021 NFL Draft. 

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