Calais Campbell

Calais Malik Campbell ( ; born September 1, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Early years Campbell played his high school football at South High School in Denver, Colorado. Widely regarded as one of the nation's top defensive end prospects, he was ranked as the tenth-best strongside defensive end by Rivals.com and the seventh-best defensive end by Scout.com. He amassed a state-record total of 57 sacks in his career at South High School. In addition to football, Campbell also starred on the school's basketball team; averaging 22.7 points (fourth best in Colorado), 16.0 rebounds per game (led the state) and 3.3 blocks per game, he was an All-State basketball selection as a junior. Campbell also competed in track & field at South, qualifying for the state meet in the discus and shot put in 2003. His track-and-field personal bests: in the long jump, in the shot put, in the discus and in the triple jump. Campbell chose Miami over Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan, Oklahoma, and San Diego State.