Coach's Take: Miami OL commit 'putting on a clinic' through first half of the season
Orlando (Fla.) Orlando Christian Prep head coach Guerschom Demosthenes wanted to see Miami three-star 2025 offensive line commit Demetrius Campbell “play like a five-star” before his senior season began.
He says that, through six games this year, Campbell has “exceeded all expectations.”
The No. 66 offensive tackle in the 2025 cycle and one of Miami’s five offensive line commits in the class has lived up to the hype of being a Hurricane pledge through the first half of his senior season, Demosthenes said, despite the Warriors’ 2-4 start to the year. Demosthenes said Campbell has continued to buy into and lead the program as Orlando Christian trudges through district play.
“What a clinic has he been putting on this first half of the season,” Demosthenes said. “Everybody you’ve put in front of him he’s totally dominated. He has gotten to be such a good football player in the last three years he’s been here. I mean, it is a treat to watch.”
Demosthenes said Campbell “wants to play every position on the offensive line” and has been used in a multitude of ways through the first half of the season. If he calls a trap play, Campbell wants to be the guard who traps. If the Warriors run a reach or a sweep, Campbell wants to be the tackle who reaches or kicks out as he becomes increasingly versatile.
So as Campbell works toward the second half of the season, Demosthenes wants to see him rise to additional challenges as the teams works through “the gauntlet” of its schedule.
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“If he’s playing right at where we need him to be, and he’s playing as well as he did in the first half, if he can do that in the second half (of the season) and keep dominating, then he’s doing his job,” Demosthenes said. “And if he’s doing his job, the other (players) will respond to his play. So if he plays at a high level, the others are going to play at a high level. So if he’s playing at a high level, the others are going to play at a high level. So there can’t be a letdown for him.”
Demosthenes said he thinks Campbell would fit best at left tackle at the college level, although Miami offensive line coach Alex Mirabal has been known to cross train offensive linemen at multiple positions. Demosthenes noted Campbell comes from a family of Division I basketball players, but he truly believes Campbell can become an NFL offensive lineman.
“I see that this kid can really be a Sunday player,” Demosthenes said. “I really feel that in my heart. He’s going to develop. He’s going to take it seriously. He loves football. And as he develops, I really see him being a Sunday player.”
CaneSport’s Take
Campbell has been as solid as any offensive lineman in Miami’s 2025 class so far this year, and with his recruitment shut down, I’d be pretty surprised if he doesn’t sign with the Hurricanes in December.
