Ernest Campbell - 2026 Football Roster
Nov 28 (Sat)
TBA
Ernest Campbell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Third
- Hometown:
- Refugio, Texas
- High School:
- Refugio
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M/Sacramento St.
- Major:
- Ethnic Studies
AT COLORADO
2026 (Third-Year): Has played in eight games, with one start and 108 snaps. Has 7 receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown with a long of 48; has one tackle (1 solo).
Game by game:
- at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played.
- vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 1 catch for 48 yards and 1 TD (long 48).
- at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): played.
- vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 2 catches for 6 yards.
- vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): played.
- at Oklahoma State (Oct. 24, L 24-57): 1 catch for 11 yards; 1 tackle (1 solo). Recorded an 11-yard reception on third down during Colorado's opening touchdown drive.
- vs. Kansas State (Oct. 31, W 27-24 OT): 2 catches for 15 yards (long 8). Matched his CU career high with two receptions, previously recorded against Texas Tech.
- at Arizona State (Nov. 7, L 10-20): 1 catch for 25 yards. Converted third-and-14 with a 25-yard reception to extend Colorado's first scoring drive; surpassed 100 receiving yards as a Buff.
AS A TRANSFER
Rated a three-star transfer prospect by 247Sports, which listed him as the No. 311 player in the portal and the No. 62 wide receiver as of Jan. 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three.
AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025)
2025 (Second-Year): Played in the final 11 games, starting six, and led the Hornets with 37 receptions for 755 yards and eight touchdowns, earning a spot on the FCS Central freshman All-America team. His 20.41 yards per catch ranked eighth in school single-season history and was a Sacramento State freshman record, and his six receptions of 50-plus yards set a school single-season record: a 75-yard touchdown at Nevada for his first collegiate score, and scoring catches of 63, 60, 57 and 50 yards. Caught nine passes for 206 yards and a touchdown against Montana, the fourth-highest total in school history and the fifth 200-yard game by a Hornet, and had 103 yards and two touchdowns on four catches at Portland State. Had a reception in every game he played and multiple catches in eight.
AT TEXAS A&M (2024)
2024 (First-Year): Played in one game, on special teams in the win over McNeese. Also ran for the Aggies’ track team in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay, earning honorable mention All-America honors after placing 22nd in the 100 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships; his fastest 100 was 10.02 at the NCAA West First Round in College Station.
RECRUIT RANKINGS
A three-star prospect. ESPN listed him as the No. 57 wide receiver and the No. 62 player from Texas; On3 rated him an 88, the No. 87 receiver and No. 108 in Texas; 247Sports rated him an 89, the No. 72 receiver and No. 75 in Texas. The 247Sports Composite had him No. 434 nationally, the No. 66 receiver and No. 69 in Texas, and the Rivals Industry Ranking listed him No. 496 nationally, the No. 78 receiver and No. 83 in Texas.
AT REFUGIO HIGH SCHOOL
Played three seasons of varsity football for head coach Jason Herring. As a senior, helped Refugio to a 12-2 record, a 6-0 District 15-2A title and the Class 2A state quarterfinals; as a junior in 2022, caught 35 passes for 597 yards and rushed for 277; as a sophomore, was the unanimous District 15-2A Newcomer of the Year. In track, won the UIL Class 2A 100-meter state title as a sophomore (10.32) and junior (10.22) and ran on Refugio’s gold-medal 4x100 and 4x200 relays in 2022.
PERSONAL
Son of Derick and Natasha Campbell.
