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Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American football quarterback in the National Football League who plays for the Washington Redskins.
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 held 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, until Auburn's 2009 game against LA Tech (93 yards by Chris Todd). He also holds the Auburn career record for completion percentage at 64.6%. Campbell graduated from 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.