Jason "Boudreaux" Byron Campbell Jr. (born August 15, 1998) is an American professional

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who specializes in

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. He competes in the

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(PBR) and

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(PRCA) circuits. He also competed in the now-defunct

Championship Bull Riding Championship Bull Riding, Inc. (CBR) was a professional bull riding organization that was based in Weatherford, Texas, United States. History Stock contractor Terry Williams and Texas businessman Joel Logan founded Championship Bull Riding (CBR) ...

(CBR) organization. Since 2022, he has ridden for the Carolina Cowboys during the PBR Team Series season.

Early and personal life

Campbell was born in

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. As an infant, his father gave him the nickname "Boudreaux" and it stuck. According to Campbell, it is very rare for people to refer to him by his birth name, Jason. When he was 12, he and his family moved to

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. He went to Lovelady High School. He was four years old when he started

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. He won the Texas junior and high school state bull riding championships. He also enjoys heeling as a team roper.

Career

Campbell qualified for the CBR World Finals during its final two years in 2017 and 2018. He was the 2017 PRCA Bull Riding Rookie of the Year and qualified for the PRCA's

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from 2017 to 2021. He was also the 2020 PRCA Xtreme Bulls tour champion. In 2020, Campbell qualified for the PBR World Finals and scored the most points at the event, clinching both the PBR World Finals event average and the 2020 PBR Rookie of the Year title. He won the 2021 PBR Velocity Tour Finals event and again qualified for the PBR World Finals that year. The day after the conclusion of the 2022 PBR World Finals, the inaugural PBR Team Series draft was held at Texas Live! in

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. Campbell was selected to ride for the Carolina Cowboys. The Cowboys won the fifth event of the 2022 PBR Team Series season at Gambler Days in

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; the hometown event of rival team, the Austin Gamblers. The Cowboys were eliminated after the second day of the Team Series Championship at

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, and ended up finishing in sixth place at the conclusion of the inaugural PBR Team Series season. Campbell again qualified for the PBR World Finals in 2023. The Carolina Cowboys were eliminated after the first day of the 2023 PBR Team Series Championship and ended finishing in seventh place for the season.

References

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