33 Days Until WCU Football Kickoff - #33 Lee Campbell

It's now 33 days until the kickoff of Catamount Football on Thursday, August 29, 2024, against the NC State Wolfpack in Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC 

To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Today we will highlight a defensive safety:

#33 Lee Campbell

Position: Safety
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Class: Junior
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
High School: Vance HS









2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 of the team’s games with three starts in the defensive secondary … Credited with 44 total tackles including 23 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss … Recorded tackles in 10 of the 11 games in which he saw action … Added five pass breakups including a career-best two against Furman (Oct. 21) … Matched his previous career best with eight tackles against the Paladins, posting a season-high four solo stops … Also had four solo tackles against ETSU (Nov. 11) … Finished with four tackles including one for loss against Charleston Southern (Sept. 23) … Recorded a career-high nine tackles in the home win over Mercer (Oct. 28).

2022 (Freshman): Played in all 11 of the team’s games on special teams and as a reserve on defense … Recorded 22 tackles on the season including 11 solo stops with half a tackle for loss … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) … Credited with his first career tackle at Georgia Tech (Sept. 10), finishing with two total stops … Had three tackles with a half a TFL at Samford (Sept. 24) … Recorded a season-high eight tackles including four solo stops at Mercer (Oct. 8) … Posted five tackles at home against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Recovered a fumble in the road win at ETSU (Nov. 12) that helped stop a would-be scoring drive at the 18-yard line … Recorded a team-high tying seven tackles with a tackle for loss in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team as a preferred walk-on ... Started his prep career at East Mecklenburg High before transferring to Vance / Julius L. Chambers High ... Finished his prep career at Queen City Prep in Matthews, N.C.

Personal: Full name is Lee Jay Campbell ... Is the son of Sabrina and Lee Campbell.