Cam Bright

Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Montgomery, AL
High School:
Park Crossing

2021: Played in 14 games, starting eight at Star linebacker...collected 58 tackles, six TFLs, 3.5 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery (TD) on the year...had a career-high 12 stops against Western Michigan...had eight tackles at Syracuse...had six stops and a career-high 2.5 sacks at Duke...had four stops and a 26-yard fumble return for a score against Michigan State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl...recorded his interception at Georgia Tech...elected a team captain.

2020: Played in all 11 games, starting nine at Star linebacker…compiled 53 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one forced fumble…named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for his performance against Syracuse…paced Pitt with a season-high 10 tackles and added 2.5 TFLs, a sack assist and forced fumble against the Orange…compiled seven stops, three TFLs and two sacks against Virginia Tech…his two sacks marked a career high, while his three TFLs equaled his career best…had seven tackles (all solo) at Clemson…had six tackles and a TFL at Florida State.

2019: Played in all 13 games, starting three at Star linebacker…compiled 62 tackles, nine TFLs, a sack assist, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…had a season-high nine tackles against North Carolina…had seven stops and a career-high three TFLs at Virginia Tech…named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week after collecting seven tackles and a forced fumble at Duke…named to the PFF ACC Team of the Week for his Georgia Tech performance…against the Yellow Jackets, had two tackles, excelled in pass coverage and returned a fumble (forced by Kylan Johnson) 79 yards, Pitt’s longest fumble return since Oct. 27, 2001 (Brian Guzek, 80-yard return for a TD at Temple).

2018: Played in all 14 games, serving as a reserve Star linebacker and on special teams…totaled 13 tackles, a sack assist, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble…twice had a season-high three stops (North Carolina and Virginia Tech)…assisted on a sack at Wake Forest…recovered a fumble at North Carolina…forced a fumble at Virginia.

2017: Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Compiled 131 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks as a senior at Park Crossing…his sack total tied for the most in the entire state…rated one of the top six “athletes” in Alabama by Scout…Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) All-Class 6A…Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro…helped the Thunderbirds to a 13-1 record and the semifinals of the Alabama 6A playoffs under Coach Smitty Grider…as a junior, attended Ohio’s North Ridgeville High, where he was the team’s leading rusher with 665 yards and 11 touchdowns on 102 carries (6.5 avg.).

PERSONAL: Cameron Lawrence Bright, born 2/23/99, is the son of Cameo Bright and Carlita Cooper…has five sisters and one brother...earned his bachelor's degree in communication and is pursuing a second major in administration of justice.