Former Tennessee tight end Miles Campbell commits to a new school.
Former Tennessee tight end Miles Campbell announced his commitment to North Carolina Central University.
“Thankful for the opportunity to put on for the culture,” Campbell announced.
Campbell entered the NCAA transfer portal Dec. 5, 2022.
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Campbell appeared in five games for the Vols from 2021-22. He did not record any receiving statistics, while totaling 25 yards on two kickoff returns.
He played for Josh Heupel at Tennessee. Heupel has compiled a 18-8 (10-6 SEC) record in two seasons as the Vols’ head coach. He was hired as Tennessee’s head coach in Jan. 2021.
Campbell came to Tennessee from South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Georgia.
Tennessee practiced for the 13th time during spring on Thursday at Haslam Field.
Following practice, Tennessee offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh met with media.
Golesh discussed early enrollee freshman tight end Miles Campbell, saying he “has been a really pleasant surprise.”
“Anytime you come in as a mid-year enrollee, all your buddies are back home getting ready for prom, graduation, senioritis and being goof balls,’ Golesh said. “With Miles, it took him a minute to figure it out, that he’s in college taking 15 credit hours, waking up early, going to bed early. These guys want me in here all day, all these places to be. It took him a month. Since we started football, he’s been growing daily. A ton of promise, he’s soaked it all in, and I’ve been really happy with how he’s learned.
“I’ve been really happy with how hard he plays. He’s got a chance to be a really special player here. I’m excited he is here, and I think his future in incredibly bright. It was really big for him to be here mid-year and be able to go through spring and learn what it is to be a college football player because I think he had no clue when he got here that it was going to be all of this really fast all at once. It takes a special young man to come in at mid-year, and it’s become common in college football now. It takes a special young guy to adjust and fit in, especially in a place like this where the weather is always beautiful, the campus is pretty and you got to focus in on ball. He’s done a really good job the last couple weeks once he’s figured out a routine. I’m really proud of where Miles is, and I hope he can help us in a big way, maybe even this fall.”
Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
The 6-foot-1, 245-pound Campbell is from South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Georgia. He signed with the Vols during the early signing period.
The Vols will hold its annual Chevrolet Orange & White Game Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. EDT. SEC Network+ will broadcast the game.
The early signing period has kicked off and goes through Dec. 18.
Tennessee secured another signee of the early signing period Wednesday morning.
3-star tight end Miles Campbell has signed with the Vols. The 6-foot-3, 238-pound tight end is from South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Georgia.
A shifty TE prospect who has played multiple positions on both sides of the ball.
2021 3-star TE Miles Campbell committed to Tennessee in an announcement on Twitter. Details here.
The Tennessee Volunteers receive another 3-star commitment, this time from Miles Campbell, one of the top tight ends in Georgia.
All rankings via 247Sports:
This brings the No. 2 ranked Vols 2021 recruiting class to 21 total commits with an average player rating of 0.8962, less than the 0.8992 average of the Vols 2020 No. 10 ranked recruiting class.
Campbell (6-3, 234) plays at South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Georgia, and is ranked as the No. 37 player in Georgia and the No. 20 TE overall. Campbell holds 32 offers, including one from Georgia, Florida, Miami and Auburn, but chose the Vols in an announcement on Twitter.
The Bulldogs currently sit at No. 18 in the 2021 recruiting class rankings with an average player rating of 0.954 and only seven commits. The low number of hard commits so far should tell you that Georgia coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs staff are only getting started — after all, Georgia is coming off of three No. 1 classes in a row.
