As a former No. 1 recruit coming out of high school, George Campbell never truly lived up to the hype at the collegiate level.
Campbell was decimated by a core muscle injury that ended consecutive seasons at Florida State before he transferred to West Virginia. There he averaged 24.7 yards per catch as a grad transfer. In Morgantown, seven of Campbell’s 19 receptions went for touchdowns. While the potential is certainly there, so are the injury concerns.
The Jets, however, took a flier on the wideout, signing him as an undrafted free agent. So, with that in mind, let’s get to Campbell a bit better.
Top recruit
George Campbell was a can’t miss wide receiver prospect back in high school.
He was a five-star recruit and the seventh-best player in the nation in the 2015 recruiting class, according to ESPN. He was also ranked the No. 1 athlete in the country and third-best prospect in Florida by ESPN.
After originally committing to the University of Michigan and de-committing, Campbell chose Florida State over offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Alabama, among others.