Omarion Hampton in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, North Carolina, 2022–⁠24

Omarion Hampton

Number
No. 28
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Clayton, NC
Born
Mar 16, 2003

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Omarion Hampton played running back at North Carolina (2022–⁠24). The Los Angeles Chargers took Hampton in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,660
Rushing yards, 2024 (North Carolina, 6–⁠7)
Best game
234 yards
Vs. App State, week 2, 2023: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in rushing yards, 2024
Drafted
No. 22
Overall, 2025 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

244rushing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20244rushing touchdowns, career highat Florida State, 20248catches, career highvs. Duke, 202393receiving yards, career highat Florida State, 2024

All-America: Walter Camp 2023; AFCA 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina884014.6658
2023North Carolina2531,5045.91568
2024North Carolina2811,6605.91575
Career6223,5655.73675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022North Carolina6406.7115
2023North Carolina292227.7129
2024North Carolina383739.8249
Career736358.7449

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022North Carolina71510

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022North Carolina28RBFr.
2023North Carolina28RBSo.
2024North Carolina28RBJr.6′0″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022North Carolina950.1449th (n=470)0.1413.611%0.14
2023North Carolina2680.2470th (n=450)0.1763.429%0.20
2024North Carolina3160.2883rd (n=434)0.1689.038%0.26

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.

Game by game

2024 North Carolina 12 games, 1,660 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atMinnesotaW 19–⁠1730129016517
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠201177026––
Sep 14vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠102521035316
Sep 21vs.James MadisonL 50–⁠7019139348334
Sep 28atDukeL 20–⁠2129103020450
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 24–⁠3423106120316
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠4118137071412
Oct 26atVirginiaW 41–⁠1426105212337
Nov 2atFlorida StateW 35–⁠1132172443393
Nov 16vs.Wake ForestW 31–⁠2435244138516
Nov 23atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠411153015314
Nov 30vs.NC StateL 30–⁠3522185175478
2023 North Carolina 13 games, 1,504 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠17163726––
Sep 9vs.App StateW 40–⁠3426234368110
Sep 16vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠131346117221
Sep 23atPittsburghW 41–⁠241866126222
Oct 7vs.SyracuseW 40–⁠71578017325
Oct 14vs.MiamiW 41–⁠3124197160220
Oct 21vs.VirginiaL 27–⁠3119112018119
Oct 28atGeorgia TechL 42–⁠4629153217441
Nov 4vs.CampbellW 59–⁠7151442541−1
Nov 11vs.DukeW 47–⁠4531169119847
Nov 18atClemsonL 20–⁠3119178264––
Nov 25atNC StateL 20–⁠39928019211
Dec 27 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 10–⁠3019620937
2022 North Carolina 12 games, 401 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠2414101225––
Sep 3atApp StateW 63–⁠6181714––
Sep 10atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠2816110258––
Sep 24vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠45102801214
Oct 1vs.Virginia TechW 41–⁠1083703527
Oct 8atMiamiW 27–⁠2415361714
Oct 15atDukeW 38–⁠35316010110
Oct 29vs.PittsburghW 42–⁠2441306115
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠21535021––
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 27–⁠302302––
Dec 3vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠391101––
Dec 28 ✦vs.OregonL 27–⁠282404––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height5′11¾″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74¾″
40-yard dash4.46 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press18 reps
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Los Angeles Chargers9124545432192
2026 (so far)Los Angeles Chargers5732713535
NFL career14197816737227

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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