# Jake Campos > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Campos > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Campos.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Campos > Source revision: 1318539390 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_team = | number = 63, 72 | position = [Offensive tackle](/source/Offensive_tackle) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|18}} | birth_place = [West Des Moines, Iowa](/source/West_Des_Moines%2C_Iowa) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 320 | high_school = [Valley (IA)](/source/Valley_High_School_(West_Des_Moines%2C_Iowa)) | college = [Iowa State](/source/Iowa_State_Cyclones_football) | undraftedyear = 2018 | pastteams = * [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})* * [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) ({{XFL Year|2020}}) | highlights = * Second-team [All-Big 12](/source/Big_12_Conference) ([2017](/source/2017_All-Big_12_Conference_football_team)) | statlabel1 = | statvalue1 = | pfr = CampJa02 }} '''Jake Campos''' (born October 18, 1994) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [offensive tackle](/source/offensive_tackle). He was a member of the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Iowa State University](/source/Iowa_State_University). ==Early years== Campos attended [Valley High School](/source/Valley_High_School_(West_Des_Moines%2C_Iowa)), where he played football, [basketball](/source/basketball), [baseball](/source/baseball) and [track](/source/track_%26_field). He contributed to the school winning the Iowa prep Class 4A state championship. He placed third at the state track meet in the [shot put](/source/shot_put) as a junior. He received All-Conference honors both his junior and senior seasons. He received All-state honors as a senior. He earned academic honors all four years. ==College career== Campos accepted a football scholarship from [Iowa State University](/source/Iowa_State_University). As a [redshirt](/source/Redshirt_(college_sports)) freshman, he started three games at [right tackle](/source/right_tackle) and the final eight contests at [left tackle](/source/left_tackle). As a sophomore, he was named the starter at [left tackle](/source/left_tackle). As a junior in 2016, he suffered a season-ending leg injury in fall camp. As a senior, he regained his starting position at [left tackle](/source/left_tackle). He finished his college career with 36 starts. ==Professional career== ===Dallas Cowboys=== Campos was signed as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) by the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) after the [2018 NFL draft](/source/2018_NFL_draft) on April 30. He was waived on September 1 and signed to the [practice squad](/source/practice_squad) the next day.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4767325/cutting-dan-bailey-raises-major-question-about-cowboys-kicking-game | title=Cutting Dan Bailey raises major question about Cowboys' kicking game | accessdate=February 15, 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=24561523 | title=Cowboys claim safety, center for depth because of injuries | accessdate=February 15, 2020}} On January 14, [2019](/source/2019_NFL_season), he was signed to a future contract. He was released on August 31.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27492267/nfl-cuts-all-32-teams-out | title=NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out | accessdate=February 15, 2020}} ===St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL)=== In October 2019, he was selected by the [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) during phase 2 of the [2020 XFL draft](/source/2020_XFL_draft).{{cite web|url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/phase-2-offensive-line-draft-tracker|title=Offensive Linemen Draft Tracker|accessdate=October 23, 2019|archive-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016142541/https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/phase-2-offensive-line-draft-tracker|url-status=dead}} He was named the starter at [left tackle](/source/left_tackle) for the season opener. He was placed on the [injured reserve list](/source/injured_reserve_list) with a leg injury on February 17. In March, amid the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season.{{cite web |title=XFL Injured Reserve |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-injured-reserve |website=XFL.com |accessdate=February 25, 2020 |archive-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223173753/https://www.xfl.com/xfl-injured-reserve |url-status=dead }} He appeared in 2 out of 5 games.{{cite web |title=XFL Jake Campos stats |url=https://stats.xfl.com/Player/10086 |website=XFL.com |accessdate=February 6, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://cyclones.com/sports/football/roster/jake-campos/9034 Cyclones bio] ==Further reading== *{{cite news |author=Dochterman, Scott |title=Des Moines area: A hotbed for Iowa, ISU and others |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63393566/the-gazette/ |newspaper=[The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Cedar_Rapids)) |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 8, 2012 |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} *{{cite news |author=Birch, Tommy |title=Impressive Valley alum growing into bigger role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63393814/the-des-moines-register/ |via=Newspapers.com |date=August 6, 2014 |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} *{{cite news |author=Nelson, Jim |title=Campos a presence on ISU's o-line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63393714/the-courier/ |newspaper=[The Courier](/source/The_Waterloo-Cedar_Falls_Courier) |via=Newspapers.com |date=October 9, 2014 |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} *{{cite news |author=Birch, Tommy |title=Campos ready to lead offensive line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63393633/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=[The Des Moines Register](/source/The_Des_Moines_Register) |via=Newspapers.com |date=March 25, 2017 |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} *{{cite news |title=Campos aided Garcia's switch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63393890/the-gazette/ |newspaper=The Gazette |via=Newspapers.com |date=August 21, 2017 |accessdate=November 16, 2020}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Jake}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from West Des Moines, Iowa Category:Players of American football from Iowa Category:American football offensive tackles Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players Category:Dallas Cowboys players Category:St. Louis Battlehawks players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jake Campos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Campos) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Campos?action=history)). 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