[3] During the Great Recession, the family suffered economically, resulting in them losing their home and Cameron's parents divorcing.
[4][5] After graduating from Jupiter Community High School,[6] where he was teammates with Cody Parkey, Matthew Vankeuren, Phillip Benson, and Matthew Cornwell, Cameron attended Wake Forest University, where he was the backup quarterback for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
[11][12] In 2019, Cameron was cast in season fifteen of The Bachelorette, starring former Miss Alabama USA Hannah Brown.
During the reunion aired the same night, Brown revealed that she had broken up with winner Jed Wyatt after it arose that he was in a relationship with another woman just prior to and during filming.
[15][16][17] During his tenure on the show, Cameron received widespread media attention for his multiple feminist statements, and for often coming to the defense of Brown after she was the victim of acts of alleged sexism by contestants such as Luke Parker.