Quarterback, Southern Miss (from Northern Illinois, Illinois), 2021–26
Ethan Hampton
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Elburn, IL
Ethan Hampton plays quarterback for Southern Miss, after Northern Illinois (2021–24) and Illinois (2025). Last time out, against UConn: 14 of 25, 93 yards, 1 INT.
2026 so far
419 passing yards, 2 TD
Last game: 14 of 25, 93 yards, 1 INT vs. UConn, L 20–48
Next game: vs. Louisiana, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
328passing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 20245touchdown passes, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2024Team titles: MAC champions, 2021
Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 72 | 122 | 59.0 | 798 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 147 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 143 | 245 | 58.4 | 1,608 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 45 | 75 | 60.0 | 419 | 5.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Career | 286 | 489 | 58.5 | 3,022 | 6.2 | 23 | 19 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | −10 | −2.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 12 | −6 | −0.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 129 | 2.4 | 2 | 32 |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 82 | 132 | 1.6 | 2 | 32 | |
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | 2 |
| Career | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 51 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 5 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 5 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Illinois | 5 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 5 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 15 | -0.23 | – | – | -3.5 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 123 | 0.35 | – | – | 43.5 | 44% | 0.46 | – |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 33 | 0.44 | – | – | 14.4 | 26% | – | – |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 273 | 0.30 | 47th (n=238) | 0.30 | 80.7 | 37% | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| 2025 | Illinois | 4 | 0.23 | – | – | 0.9 | – | – | – |
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 76 | 0.00 | – | – | 0.1 | 37% | 0.11 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 41% | 5.9 yds | 4.8 yds | 3 of 70 | 0% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Southern Miss 3 games, 419 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 49–3 | 13 | 23 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 8–43 | 18 | 27 | 146 | 1 | 2 | −2 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 20–48 | 14 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 1 | – |
2025 Illinois 2 games, 27 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 52–3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 10–63 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | – |
2024 Northern Illinois 11 games, 1,608 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 54–15 | 18 | 20 | 328 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 16–14 | 10 | 19 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 20–23 | 23 | 43 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 17–24 | 14 | 29 | 159 | 1 | 2 | −19 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 34–20 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 17–7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–25 | 17 | 32 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 42–28 | 13 | 16 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 29–16 | 9 | 16 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 9–20 | 10 | 25 | 70 | 0 | 1 | −18 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 24–16 | 19 | 29 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2023 Northern Illinois 3 games, 147 passing yards, 2 TD
2022 Northern Illinois 4 games, 798 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–38 | 12 | 19 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 23–31 | 13 | 25 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 38–44 | 17 | 29 | 194 | 2 | 1 | −19 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 32–52 | 30 | 49 | 284 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
2021 Northern Illinois 3 games, 23 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 22–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 21–42 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 41–47 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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