Scott Campbell joined the New Orleans Saints in 2018 as an area scout and now enters his third season as the team's senior college scouting analyst. He is entering his 37th National Football League season and came to New Orleans after spending 17 years with the Washington Commanders.
Prior to serving as serving as Senior Personnel Executive for Washington in 2017, Campbell served as the team's Director of College Scouting, a position in which he oversaw the team's college scouting department and set the team's draft board for the team's 2017 draft class and played an integral role in identifying and selecting a number of impact contributors.
Campbell originally joined Washington in 2001 as Director of College Scouting, overseeing the area scouts and assisting with the club's draft operations before heading up the scouting of pro personnel for the next four seasons. He returned in 2006 to take charge of the college scouting department, where he spent two seasons before being promoted to Director of Player Personnel. In 2015, he transitioned back to Director of College Scouting. Previously, Campbell spent the 2000 season in Chicago as Director of Pro Personnel, after three seasons in Kansas City, serving as a southeast area scout (1997-99).
Campbell began his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons in 1987, serving as an assistant to his late father, Head Coach Marion Campbell - who also served as the defensive coordinator for the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles in 1980. He spent three years as the administrative assistant to the coaching staff, helping coordinate training camp, scouting, quality control and additional football logistics. In 1990, he moved over to Atlanta's personnel department fulltime for a seven-season run as an area scout. Campbell earned his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Georgia in 1984, where he played on the offensive line for three SEC Championship squads, including the 1980 National Championship team. He went on to earn a master's degree in education from Auburn University in 1986, while working with the Tigers' coaching staff as a graduate assistant from 1985-86.
