Jake Campos

Jake Campos (born October 18, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State University.

Jake Campos
No. 63, 72
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-18) October 18, 1994
West Des Moines, Iowa
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Valley (IA)
College:Iowa State
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Campos attended Valley High School, where he played football, basketball, baseball and track. He contributed to the school winning the Iowa prep Class 4A state championship.

He placed third at the state track meet in the shot put as a junior. He received All-Conference honors both his junior and senior seasons. He received All-state honors as a senior. He earned academic honors all four years.

College career

Campos accepted a football scholarship from Iowa State University. As a redshirt freshman, he started three games at right tackle and the final eight contests at left tackle.

As a sophomore, he was named the starter at left tackle. As a junior in 2016, he suffered a season-ending leg injury in fall camp. As a senior, he regained his starting position at left tackle. He finished his college career with 36 starts.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Campos was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2018 NFL Draft on April 30. He was waived on September 1 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[1][2] On January 14, 2019, he was signed to a future contract. He was released on August 31.[3]

St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL)

In October 2019, he was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks during phase 2 of the 2020 XFL Draft.[4] He was named the starter at left tackle for the season opener and was moved to offensive guard for the second game. He was placed on the injured reserve list with a leg injury on February 17. In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season.[5] He appeared in 2 out of 5 games.[6] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Cutting Dan Bailey raises major question about Cowboys' kicking game". Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. "Cowboys claim safety, center for depth because of injuries". Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. "Offensive Linemen Draft Tracker". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  6. "XFL Jake Campos stats". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  7. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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