Nick Hampton | |
Current Team: | Los Angeles Rams |
Number: | 31 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Birth Date: | 5 April 2000 |
Birth Place: | Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 250 |
High School: | Westside (Anderson, South Carolina) |
College: | Appalachian State (2018–2022) |
Draftyear: | 2023 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 161 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Highlights: |
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Pfr: | HampNi00 |
Statseason: | 2024 |
Statweek: | 8 |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 6 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
Statvalue5: | 1 |
Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
Statlabel7: | Defensive touchdowns |
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.
Hampton 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]
Hampton 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]
Hampton was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with the 161st pick in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.[7]