Omarion Hampton plays as a running back for the North Carolina Tar Heels, as of 2024. According to the 247Sports Composite, he was a four-star prospect, the 148th-best player in the country, the 12th-best running back, and the 3rd-best player in North Carolina.
During his prep career, Hampton averaged 10.4 yards per carry and 127.8 yards per game while rushing for 5,370 yards and 88 touchdowns. In addition, he hauled in 28 passes for 503 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, Hampton amassed 1,948 yards and 39 touchdowns on 161 carries (12.1 ypc).
Hampton scored 13 touchdowns and 685 yards in five games as a junior. As a sophomore, he also recorded 2,402 yards and 35 touchdowns on 250 carries (9.6 ypc). Hampton enrolled with North Carolina in 2022, upon graduating high school.
Omarion Hampton's Parents
Leslie Hampton and Cory Chappell are the parents of Omarion Hampton. Information about their personal and professional lives is unavailable in the public domain.
What Nationality are Omarion Hampton’s parents?
Leslie Hampton and Cory Chappell are American nationals.
Omarion Hampton’s Career
As a freshman, Omarion Hampton played in 13 games and started four of them as a running back. He caught six passes for 40 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for 401 yards and six touchdowns on 88 carries. In his collegiate debut against FAMU, Hampton amassed 101 rushing yards on 14 carries, scored two touchdowns, and was selected to the All-ACC Academic Team. Hampton's 100 rushing yards in his first game as a UNC player were the first since Carolina great Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice's 102 yards against Virginia Tech in 1946.
As a sophomore, Hampton started 12 of the 13 games in which he played running back. He received second-team All-America recognition from the AFCA, AP, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports in addition to being named a Walter Camp first-team All-American.
FAQ's On Omarion Hampton Parents
A. Omarion Hampton is 1.83 m tall.
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A. Omarion Hampton is 21 years old, as of 2024.