Nicholas Hampton (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State.
| No. 31 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | April 5, 2000 Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Westside (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||||||
| College: | Appalachian State (2018–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 5 / pick: 161 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||
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Early years
editHampton grew up in Anderson, South Carolina and attended Westside High School. He had 63 tackles, 16 for loss, and seven sacks in his junior season.[1] Hampton committed to play college football at Appalachian State.[2]
College career
editHampton played in three games as a true freshman while maintaining a redshirt on the season.[3] He made 42 tackles with three sacks during his redshirt freshman season.[4] As a redshirt junior, Hampton was named third team All-Sun Belt Conference after finishing the season with 69 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks.[5][6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.58 s | 1.65 s | 2.61 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||||
| All values from the NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Hampton was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with the 161st pick in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.[9]
References
edit- ^ Morris, Lake (June 2, 2017). "Recruiting heats up for local juniors". Anderson Independent-Mail. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Class of 2018 recruit Nick Hampton commits to App State". Winston-Salem Journal. July 19, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Joyce, Ethan (October 2, 2019). "Cooper Hodges and Nick Hampton are making an impact for App State this season. Their path to this point wasn't straight". News & Record. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Fiutak, Pete (May 9, 2022). "Appalachian State Mountaineers Top 10 Players: College Football Preview 2022". College Football News. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Brugler, Dane (August 4, 2022). "2023 NFL Draft Edge class: Is Will Anderson a generational prospect?". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Savage, Jason (August 14, 2022). "App State's Hampton Makes Freaks List". WHKY.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Nick Hampton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Nick Hampton College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (April 29, 2023). "READ: Rams select Appalachian State OLB Nick Hampton with 161st pick in 2023 NFL Draft". TheRams.com.