Omarion Hampton 2025 NFL Draft & Dynasty Profile
Omarion Hampton 2025 NFL Draft & Dynasty Profile
- Position: RB
- School: North Carolina
- Class: Junior
- Date of Birth: March 16, 2003
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 219 lbs
Omarion Hampton Bio
From Clayton, North Carolina, Omarion Hampton racked up 1,948 yards and 39 touchdowns as a senior at Cleveland High School. He finished his career with an unbelievable 5,370 and 88 touchdowns. As a four-star recruit in the class of 2022, Hampton was flooded with offers from schools like Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, and others. He opted for North Carolina where he started four of 13 games as a true freshman. That resulted in 441 total yards and seven touchdowns and included the first 100-yard rushing performance by a Tar Heels freshman since 1946.
Hampton’s breakout came as a sophomore in 2023. He ran the ball 253 times for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns. In the passing game, Hampton added 222 yards and another touchdown on 29 receptions. Hampton was named first-team All-ACC, second-team All-American and was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.
The dominance continued in 2024 when Hampton had a streak of six -straight 100-yard games and finished sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game. Hampton’s final totals were 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns on 281 carries. He also took a step in the receiving game, catching 38 passes for 373 yards and two touchdowns. His 17 total touchdowns included an incredible five score game against Florida State in Week 10. Hampton was again named first-team All-Conference.
College Stats
Omarion Hampton college stats courtesy of sports-reference
Positives
- Good Hands
- Contact Balance
- Acceleration
- Explosive
- Quick to identify running lanes
- 1,500-yard sophomore season
- 16.5% reception share (2024)
- 2.29 yards per team play (2024)
- 38.6% touchdown share (2024)
Negatives
- Lacks some open-field elusiveness
- Uninspiring lateral movement
- Lacks breakaway speed
Highlight Reel
Archetype: All-Purpose
NFL Comp: Josh Jacobs
Performance Score: Coming Soon
Draft Projection: Second Round
NFL Draft & Dynasty Outlook:
Omarion Hampton is a hard-nosed between-the-tackles runner who wins with size, strength, and power. He’s at his best when he’s running north and south, putting him in prime position to lower the boom on any defenders that stand in his way. His initial burst and explosion help him get through the initial run lane and onto the next level. Once in the open field, Hampton won’t threaten anyone with his moves, but he will surely lower the boom and is guaranteed a violent finish to the run. His speed is enough to rip off some long runs but he’s just as likely to get caught from behind as he is to house it.
Hampton is a decisive runner with good vision and the ability to quickly identify the open lanes and accelerate through it before you know it. His physicality, power, and contact balance make him an ideal choice in short-yardage and goal line situations. He operated mostly from a shotgun formation at North Carolina but his downhill running style should translate well to a behind center alignment as well.
In the passing game, Hampton provides a reliable check-down option with sure hands and some juice after the catch. Perhaps he could expand his route tree further at the next level but it wasn’t something he was asked to do much beyond the simple stuff at UNC despite what his career receiving totals might suggest.
There are few negatives on the Omarion Hampton profile. His long speed is underwhelming compared to some of his classmates but it’s good enough to be able to pick up some chunk plays in the NFL. His lateral agility is lacking but he makes up for it with an aggressive downhill running style. And his open-field creativity is non-existent but defenders will still have to think about whether or not they want to endure the boom that he is sure to deliver.
Overall, Hampton will translate well to a quality between-the-tackles runner at the NFL level. He will be a great fit in an offense that runs a lot of gap and inside zone concepts. He has proven to be effective from both a shotgun alignment as well as a more traditional behind the center formation. He will appeal to teams in search of a back who runs hard and finishes even harder. He will certainly bring some physicality to an offense and be a guy they can lean on to make plays in the red zone, win in short yardage, and close out games in the fourth quarter against a tired defense. Hampton will easily command 250+ touches as a team’s featured back. His reliability in the passing game will be an added value.
Looking ahead to the NFL Draft, Hampton is the early favorite to be the second running back drafted after Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. He’ll likely be an early second round pick with some talk that he could work his way into the first. Either way, Hampton will be a sure fire pick in the first round of our dynasty rookie drafts this spring.
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