Allen to Chargers, Hill to Dolphins, Maddox to Colts
BUIES CREEK – Three former Campbell standouts have signed as undrafted free agents with NFL teams following last weekend’s draft.
Defensive end Brevin Allen has signed with the Los Angeles Chargers, while tight end Julian Hill signed with the Miami Dolphins, and safety Aaron Maddox joined the Indianapolis Colts.
A defensive end, Allen was a four-time All-Big South honoree at CU, earning second team honors this season, despite being limited to just eight games in 2022. The redshirt senior totaled 22 tackles with 7.5 stops for loss, including 4.5 sacks, to go along with an interception, still ranking among the Big South Conference’s leaders in tackles for loss and sacks.
Campbell’s all-time leader in tackles for loss (38.0) and tied for the school record for sacks (20.5), Allen earned All-America honors in 2021. This season, the Greensboro native was named Big South Defensive Player of the Week after posting three sacks and an interception in the first half of Campbell’s win over Robert Morris, also earning honorable mention FCS defensive player of the week accolades. Allen was also named to the Buck Buchanan watch list for FCS defensive player of the year, as well as the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000.
One of the top tight end targets in the country, Hill earned First Team All-Big South honors in 2022, collecting all-conference accolades for the third time in his career. Hill registered 659 yards receiving with five TD catches and 38 total receptions, leading all Big South tight ends in those categories. A Fayetteville native, Hill posted 50 or more receiving yards six times on the season, including a career-high 122 yards on four catches with a touchdown at Bryant.
The graduate tight end added a rushing touchdown at North Carolina A&T, also helping lead the Camels to 500 or more yards of total offense four times, and 400 or more passing yards twice.
Maddox, meanwhile, posted 44 tackles, assisting on a stop for loss, with an interception, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery in his lone season for the Camels. The grad transfer from Southern Illinois, who also spent time at Colorado and Pima Community College, was among the Big South’s leading tackles prior to injury, finishing the season 21st in the league in total stops despite only playing in eight games.
The North Augusta, S.C. native registered a season-high 10 tackles at No. 6 Jackson State, also snagging an interception to go along with six tackles in a win over Charleston Southern. Maddox also tallied seven tackles against both No. 20 William & Mary and North Carolina Central.
The trio becomes the first Camels to join NFL squads since running back De’Shawn Jones attended rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018.
Other Camels to join the NFL ranks include defensive tackle Greg Milhouse, who played for the New York Giants in the 2016 NFL preseason, and then with Seattle in 2017, long snapper Daniel Dillon, who played in the 2016 NFL preseason for the Arizona Cardinals, and defensive end Ugonna Awuruonye who attended rookie minicamp with Atlanta in 2016.
