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RECRUITING UPDATE West Virginia has offered a defensive lineman in the portal

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West Virginia has offered Louisiana Monroe defensive lineman Anthony Campbell.

Campbell spent two years at Louisiana Monroe and would have two seasons of eligibility remaining. The Florida native is 6-foot-7 and recorded 13 tackles and a sack last season.

BIO
Second-year player expects to compete for the starting job at defensive end following a breakout spring . . . registered three tackles in the April 9 spring game, including 1.5 for losses (7 yards), one pass break-up and two quarterback hurries . . . produced four tackles for loss (19 yards), including a 7-yard sack, and was credited with two QB hurries in the April 2 scrimmage . . . 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in six games in 2021 (at Kentucky, vs. Jackson State, at Coastal Carolina, vs. Georgia State, at LSU and at the Ragin’ Cajuns) while working behind Seth Mason and Myles Cole at defensive end . . . played 57 snaps on defense and nine plays on special teams (field goal/extra point) . . . played a season-high 30 snaps in the 2021 opener at Kentucky and was credited with one QB hurry . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played two seasons for Coach Kiyoshi Harris at Independence (Kansas) Community College . . . saw action in four games during the 2021 spring season and contributed six tackle, including two for losses (3 yards) . . . made three solo stops at Dodge City, including one for a 3-yard loss . . . posted two solo tackles at Fort Scott, including one behind the line of scrimmage . . . appeared in four games as a freshman in 2019 . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterman as a defensive end/tight end for Coach Ray Tiller at Bartow (Florida) High School . . . earned All-Polk County Third-Team honors as a senior in 2018 . . . named to The (Lakeland) Ledger Polk County’s Super 16 (No. 8) . . . his top game as a junior in 2017 came vs. Auburndale, recording a strip sack and returning the fumble 79 yards for a touchdown (Yellow Jackets won the game in double overtime) . . . grew up in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to the U.S. at age 14 . . . majoring in general studies.



 
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