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 record for the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, an 87 yard pass to Silas Daniels in a 2004 matchup versus Louisiana Tech. He also holds the Auburn career record for completion percentage at 64.6%. Campbell graduated Auburn with a degree in public administration. Campbell was drafted as the 25th pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. The Redskins traded up in the draft to get Campbell. They surrendered a first, third, and fourth round pick to get the first round 25th pick from the Broncos. On November 13, 2006 coach Joe Gibbs named Campbell the starting quarterback of the 3–6 Redskins over Mark Brunell.
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.
Jim Zorn remains committed to keep Jason Campbell as the starting Quarterback for 2009.
Jason's signature was authenticated by and comes with a hologram from Schulte Sports.
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