Jason Campbell

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Jason Campbell

Date of birth	December 31, 1981
Place of birth	Laurel, Mississippi
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Auburn University
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 1 / Pick 25
Statistics	Pro Football Reference CBS.com ESPN
Team(s)
2005–	Washington Redskins

Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback. A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn where he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell currently holds the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, an 87 yard pass to Silas Daniels in a 2004 matchup versus Louisiana Tech.

Campbell is known for decent mobility from the Quarterback position, and a very strong throwing arm. He also has good size for a Quarterback, and is known for being an excellent team player and personality in the locker room. He was selected as the 25th pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

On November 13, 2006 coach Joe Gibbs named Jason the starting quarterback of the 3-6 Redskins after Mark Brunell and the Redskins only scored three points against Philadelphia Eagles.

On November 19, 2006, Campbell made his first career start, and he threw for two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 20-17 Redskins loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On November 26, 2006, Campbell earned the first win of his pro career, leading the Redskins to a 17-13 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Campbell completed 11 passes on 23 attempts for 118 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Campbell threw a 66 yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Cooley in the fourth quarter, which proved to be the decisive score. It was later discovered that Campbell's headset used to call plays had malfunctioned right before the play. Campbell called a play that he felt had gone well in practice, not knowing the intended play, and delivered the following touchdown pass. On December 3rd, 2006, Campbell started a game in FedEx stadium in which he would throw one touchdown pass and open up a 14-0 Redskins lead. Washington eventually lost the game 24-14 to Mike Vick and the Atlanta Falcons 24-14. Campbell was 18 for 38 for 217 yards, with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions in the game.

On December 10th, 2006, Campbell nearly made an astounding comeback against a surging Philadelphia Eagles team. Campbell led the Redskins to 16 unanswered second half points, while going 15 for 27 for 182 yards and a touchdown in the game. The touchdown was a long 34 yard strike to Antwaan Randel-El, and the only difference in the game which ended in a 21-19 Redskins loss, was a tipped ball interception returned for a Touchdown by the Eagles.