Michigan State 2022 Target, Jihaad Campbell: Beyond Football
“I was truly blessed with the offer, and speaking with Ron Burton, the defensive line coach, it was good. I like Michigan State’s environment, I like the crowd, the atmosphere, it’s amazing. I like the coaches, the program, everything,” Jihaad Campbell, 2022 target, from Sicklerville, NJ, said.
The weak defensive-end already has 17 offers. However, he has higher ambitions in his personal life than football.
With his family owning a restaurant, Burger Bar, Campbell likes dealing with business and hopes to pursue business engineering or business administration.
“I started my own clothing line, ‘RARE.’ The ‘E’ in RARE is just three (horizontal) lines. It’s casual clothes like, sweat suits, shirts, shorts; we’re coming out with athletic gear and the website is going to be up in the next month,” Campbell said.
With the help of his parents and brothers, Campbell started his clothing line business about a year or two ago.
“I always wanted to be my own boss, and it’s working right now. In my community, a lot of people from around here are buying it. People out of state are asking me to ship it, so it’s going good right now.”
One person in specific that Campbell wants to make proud is his mom, Stephanie Hopkins. Whether that be through athletics, academics, or simply, having a good heart.
In a tweet, Campbell said, “Making my momma proud is the best feeling.”
Making my momma proud is the best feeling...🙏🏽
— Jihaad Campbell (@RealJihaadC) August 7, 2020
“She’s the football mom. Every time there’s an event, she brings me water, anything I need, she’ll stretch me out, just everything. I want to make her feel happy about being the son she wants me to be.”
Making his mom proud is exactly what Campbell does.
“Every year, about once a month, I go out and feed the homeless, and help people out. You never know what they could be going through. I always had a good heart, especially coming from my mom; she’s always been a great mom to me. I go down the highways to Canton, New Jersey.
"Sometimes I’ll feed about 60 people. A lot of people make chicken, rice, vegetables, basically a home-cooked meal. My mom cooks the food, and me and my friend go pass it around. I have to help people and give them more hope in their life.”
In making his mom proud, Campbell also wants to show schools everything he’s got; from his talents to his personal life outside of football.
One thing Campbell wants people to know is, “Keep working hard at anything you do; everything in life matters.”
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