
Omarion Hampton
22-Year-Old
Free Agent
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ashton Jeanty tends to hog the headlines, but if Jeanty were in any other draft there might have been more spotlight to properly appreciate Hampton as a prospect. Hampton is either blue-chip or close to it in his own right, making him a strong first-round candidate in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. At 6-feet, 221 pounds Hampton logged excellent athletic testing at the combine, running a 4.46-second 40-yard dash with strong jumps (38-inch vertical, 130-inch broad jump) to finalize a completely solid prospect profile. Hampton runs with both speed and power, granting him unique big-play upside in addition to an excellent volume grade. Hampton averaged over 23 carries and three catches per game in 2024, and more than 20 touches from scrimmage in 2023, boasting elite efficiency in both samples. If Hampton lands in the best-case scenario as a draft prospect then he could become one of the NFL's top fantasy backs immediately, even in 2025. It's not often that a running back prospect boasts both plus explosiveness and plus usage volume that Hampton does, and when they do they sometimes have a way of going in the first round of fantasy drafts the next season. Read Past Outlooks

Joining NFL ranks
Hampton has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, Jordan Reid of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Hampton claimed the lead job in North Carolina's backfield in 2023, seizing it from Elijah Green after serving as the No. 2 back behind Green in 2022. Hampton would go on to register back-to-back 1,500-yard rushing campaigns for the Tar Heels, amassing 1,660 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2024. While Hampton will avoid excess tread on his tires by leaving the college ranks after just three seasons, he did total 282 and 319 touches over the last pair of campaigns, amassing a combined 67 grabs for 595 yards and three scores in addition to his rushing prowess. He grades out as a solid rusher and receiver, per PFF, but his pass blocking may need a little work at the next level. Even so, he is among the candidates to be the second back off the board behind Ashton Jeanty in this year's draft.
Hampton claimed the lead job in North Carolina's backfield in 2023, seizing it from Elijah Green after serving as the No. 2 back behind Green in 2022. Hampton would go on to register back-to-back 1,500-yard rushing campaigns for the Tar Heels, amassing 1,660 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2024. While Hampton will avoid excess tread on his tires by leaving the college ranks after just three seasons, he did total 282 and 319 touches over the last pair of campaigns, amassing a combined 67 grabs for 595 yards and three scores in addition to his rushing prowess. He grades out as a solid rusher and receiver, per PFF, but his pass blocking may need a little work at the next level. Even so, he is among the candidates to be the second back off the board behind Ashton Jeanty in this year's draft.
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Measurables Review
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This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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221 lbs40-Yard Dash
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4.40 secVertical Jump
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130 inHand Length
9.37 inArm Length
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Good fit in Pittsburgh?
Gennaro Filice of NFL.com has the Steelers selecting Hampton with the 21st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
ANALYSIS
There's still uncertainty over who will take snaps under center for the Steelers in 2025, with Mason Rudolph currently listed at the top of the depth chart. Regardless of who the quarterback is, Filice believes offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will likely want to stick to relying on the run game. With Najee Harris bolting to the Chargers in free agency, pairing a punishing runner like Hampton with change-of-pace back Jaylen Warren would give the Steelers a versatile and formidable backfield. Hampton finished his final season in North Carolina with 281 carries for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns.
There's still uncertainty over who will take snaps under center for the Steelers in 2025, with Mason Rudolph currently listed at the top of the depth chart. Regardless of who the quarterback is, Filice believes offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will likely want to stick to relying on the run game. With Najee Harris bolting to the Chargers in free agency, pairing a punishing runner like Hampton with change-of-pace back Jaylen Warren would give the Steelers a versatile and formidable backfield. Hampton finished his final season in North Carolina with 281 carries for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns.