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Chase Campbell ready to 'keep adding on' to Texas Tech football's success
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WOLFFORTH — Camdyn Campbell was everywhere in the Tiger Pit on Wednesday afternoon, running around with a cell phone taking video and pictures as her brother, Texas Tech football recruit Chase Campbell, officially signed with the Red Raiders .
The children of two former Arkansas Razorback athletes, Camdyn took great pride in seeing her older brother live out his dream, but she also wanted in on the action, requesting her own interview as Chase took pictures with family and friends.
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Camdyn wants to be a soccer player, a sport she started playing around the age of 3 or 4. She enjoys the time after scoring goals, when the clock stops and there's a dead period to celebrate the achievement.
Her brother has done plenty of that celebrating in his time with the Tigers. The converted quarterback turned star receiver garnered plenty of attention on the recruiting trail. That began in the eighth grade, Frenship head coach Jay Northcutt recalled, when Joey McGuire and Texas Tech first offered Campbell a scholarship.
"Been a long time coming," Campbell said, "and I'm ready to get up there and get to work. Less recruiting and more coaching and putting in work."
Cambell is part of Texas Tech's star-studded 2026 recruiting class , which ranks Top 20 in the country and best in the Big 12 by every major recruiting service in the country. Those same entities also agree on Campbell's place in the nation: among the best.
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The 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver is rated a composite four-star prospect by 247Sports, ranked 94th overall in the nation and the 12th-rated receiver in the country. As a junior, Campbell tallied 82 receptions for 1,511 yards and 18 touchdowns, this off a sophomore campaign where he registered 87 catches for 1,428 yards and 17 scores.
He was on pace for another standout campaign before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury early in district play. He finished his senior year with 51 catches for 889 yards and 13 TDs, adding another 121 yards and 5 TDs rushing and 154 yards and 2 TDs passing.
Northcutt said he referred to Campbell as Batman for the Tigers.
"The reason Batman applies," Northcutt said, "is Batman was always willing to do whatever Gotham needed."
Frenship's Chase Campbell reacts to scoring a touchdown in overtime against Lubbock-Cooper during a non-district football game, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Peoples Bank Stadium in Wolfforth.
Chase Campbell chose Texas Tech football rather than continue the family lineage at Arkansas
Campbell has spent the last few years being surrounded by Texas Tech athletics, but his DNA is rooted in Razorback territory.
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His mother, DeeDee Brown-Campbell, was a former track and field star at Arkansas, part of the school's athletic hall of fame. His father, Marcus, played defensive back for the Razorbacks. And his grandfather, Darrell Brown, was one of the first Black football players in the history of the Razorback program.
"Me, personally, it's always a wish to go back to your alma mater and be a player and hope that your son does go there," Marcus said. "But then you have another side that this is his life, his legacy, that he's also making his self. We are proud of Arkansas. Arkansas ties to the fullest. We enjoy Arkansas, but right now we're happy to be Texas Tech Red Raiders ."
DeeDee (who previously worked at Arkansas and Baylor) joined the Texas Tech athletic department in 2021 initially as the senior associate athletics director for academic excellence. She was promoted to senior woman administrator in 2023 and oversees the women's basketball and softball programs.
This past spring, DeeDee would often be flanked by her son at Texas Tech softball games and events, including the team's selection watch party in June.
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"He's really enjoyed the environment, the opportunity," DeeDee said. "He's been around sports his whole life, so this is part of our life and he supports all the sports he's been around. I don't think that part will change. He might have to sit in the student section now."
Frenship's Chase Campbell poses with his family (father Marcus, sister Camdyn and mother DeeDee Brown-Campbell) during his signing day ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in The Tiger Pit at Frenship High School.
Chase Campbell ready to be part of what Texas Tech football is building
Campbell's season-ending injury was disappointing for his family. Not just because he was having a great season, but because he missed out on the last part of his final high school campaign.
But DeeDee said the injury may have been a blessing in disguise. Marcus' pointer finger on his right hand shows a disjointed knuckle caused by torn cartilage from his own football days, which started as a dislocation and was reaggravated while working out on the basketball court with his son.
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"It was probably the best case scenario," DeeDee said, "and we've got the best people to help him rehab, and he's got the best people support him. That was a real unique opportunity for dad to talk to him about, hey, this is football, this is part of it. You get hit, you get injured, you fight back and you get back where you need to be."
Campbell will be a mid-year enrollee, joining Texas Tech in January for the spring semester. He said he'll be good to go by spring ball. In the meantime, he's taken great pleasure in seeing what the Red Raiders have achieved so far this season, and the kind of program he'll be joining.
"Just knowing that they're one of the top teams in the nation, and that I can come and contribute and help them be even better," Campbell said, "and get to watch them play for a Big 12 championship, something they haven't done before. I'm ready to keep adding on."
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Frenship's Chase Campbell eager to join Texas Tech football
