Drew Campbell Says Jury Indicated He Might Have Won If He Opposed Taylor Brown

Former "Big Brother 28" contestant Drew Campbell said the six jurors who voted at the live finale indicated that, had he voted against Taylor Brown, he might have won the competition. Campbell, 22, explained that learning this was "kind of heartbreaking" because he was close to the top.

He attributed his third-place finish to not securing the final Head of Household, saying, "That’s kind of where my strategy went wrong. I should have just won it. Then maybe I would have won the whole thing."

Campbell noted that both Brown and Rick Devens had initially planned to take him to the final two, but Devens won the final HOH and evicted Campbell, advancing Brown to the end. Devens ultimately secured six of the seven jury votes, including Campbell’s.

"Devens played the best game. If I cut him, I still think he was the best player and he should have won the game. So he was getting my vote no matter what," Campbell said.

He added that his vote was based on Devens’ gameplay rather than personal affection. After the finale, Devens briefly hugged Campbell and expressed regret, which Campbell described as amicable.

Campbell also mentioned his anticipation of meeting Devens’ family, saying he feels like a "big brother" to them.