Colorado University Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster

Jersey Number 4
Ernest Campbell
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Refugio, Texas
- High School:
- Refugio
- Prev School:
- Texas A&M/Sacramento St.
AS A TRANSFER
- Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports.
- Listed as the No. 311 player in the transfer portal and the No. 62 Wide Receiver as of January 16, 2026.
- Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with three years to play three.
- In his lone season at Sacramento State he played in the final 11 games of the season, starting six.
- Named to the FCS Central Freshman All-American team.
- Led the team with 37 receptions for 755 yards and eight touchdowns.
- His average of 20.41 yards per reception ranks eighth in school single-season history and set the school record by a freshman.
- Set the Sacramento State single-season record with six receptions of at least 50 yards during the year.
- Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 75-yard reception at Nevada.
- Also had TDs of 63, 60, 57 and 50 yards.
- Caught nine passes for 206 yards and a touchdown against Montana.
- That total ranked fourth in school history and made him the fifth player to eclipse 200 receiving yards in a game.
- Also surpassed the century mark at Portland State with 103 yards and two TDs on four grabs.
- Had at least one reception in every game in which he appeared and had multiple grabs in eight games.
- Saw game action in one game during the 2024 season.
- Played on special teams in the win over McNeese.
- Also ran track for the Aggies where he competed in the 100, 200 and 4x100.
- Earned honorable mention All-America honors after placing 22nd in the 100 at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
- Fastest 100 was 10.02 at the NCAA West First Round meet in College Station, Texas.
- A three-star prospect by the recruiting services.
- ESPN listed him as the No.57 wide receiver and the No. 62 player from Texas.
- On3 rates him at an 88, the No. 87 wide receiver, and the No. 108 player from Texas.
- 247 Sports rates him at an 89 and lists him as the No. 72 wide receiver, and the No. 75 player from Texas.
- 247 Composite: No. 434 player nationally, No. 66 wide receiver, No. 69 player from Texas.
- Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 496 player nationally, No. 78 wide receiver in the class, No. 83 player from Texas.
- Played three seasons of varsity football at Refugio High School under head coach Jason Herring.
- As a senior he helped lead Refugio to a 12-2 record, including a quarterfinals appearance in the 2A state playoffs after claiming the District 15-2A title with a 6-0 record.
- In 2022, he recorded 35 catches for 597 yards, while adding 277 yards rushing.
- Won the UIL 2A state 100m title as a junior (10.22) and sophomore (10.32), while also helping Refugio win the gold in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays in 2022.
- As a sophomore he was unanimously named the District 15-2A Newcomer of the Year.
- Ernest Campbell is the son of Derick and Natasha Campbell.
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