Ethan Hampton
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Ethan Hampton
|school=Illinois Fighting Illini
|currentnumber=10
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|major=Leadership and Management
|birth_date=
|birth_place=Geneva, Illinois, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=3
|weight_lb=216
|bowlgames=
|highlights=
|highschool=Aurora Christian (Aurora, Illinois)
|pastschools=
- Northern Illinois (2021–2024)
- Illinois (2025–present)
|espn=4618083
}}
Ethan Hampton is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
Early life and high school
Hampton attended Aurora Christian Schools in Aurora, Illinois. As a sophomore, he threw for 2,457 yards and 31 touchdowns along with 13 interceptions.{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Rick |title=Armstrong: IHSA's change of plans costs Northern Illinois football recruit Ethan Hampton his senior season at Aurora Christian |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2020/07/31/armstrong-ihsas-change-of-plans-costs-northern-illinois-football-recruit-ethan-hampton-his-senior-season-at-aurora-christian/ |website=Chicago Tribune |date=31 July 2020 |access-date=15 September 2024}} As a junior Hampton threw for 2,130 yards and 28 touchdowns with just five interceptions.{{cite web |last1=Narang |first1=Bobby |title=Ethan Hampton of Aurora Christian in the mix at NIU |url=https://thevoice.us/ethan-hampton-of-aurora-christian-in-the-mix-at-niu/ |website=The Voice |date=6 April 2021 |access-date=15 September 2024}} Coming out of high school, Hampton was rated as a three-star recruit{{cn|date=February 2025}} and committed to play college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Rick |title=Happy to be Huskies: Aurora Christian's Ethan Hampton and Batavia's Trey Urwiler hope to connect for Northern Illinois |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2020/03/31/happy-to-be-huskies-aurora-christians-ethan-hampton-and-batavias-trey-urwiler-hope-to-connect-for-northern-illinois/ |website=Chicago Tribune |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=15 September 2024}}
College career
= Northern Illinois=
In his first three seasons at Northern Illinois, Hampton appeared in 11 games while making four starts for the Huskies where he completed 95 of his 165 passes for 968 yards and nine touchdowns with eight interceptions.{{cite web |title=Ethan Hampton Stats |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/ethan-hampton-hampt0060 |website=The Football Database |access-date=15 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Rick |title=Column: The time is now for Aurora Christian graduate Ethan Hampton as NIU's quarterback. 'Awesome ride so far.' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/rick-armstrong-ethan-hampton-northern-illinois-college-football-aurora-christian/ |website=Chicago Tribune |date=12 July 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Rick |title=At Northern Illinois, Hampton's time now at hand |url=https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=03589d0a-5ca4-44c2-b0a3-5b573e377d4b |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=15 September 2024}} In the 2024 season opener, he earned the Huskies starting job where he completed 18 of 20 pass attempts for 328 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Western Illinois,{{cite web |title=Ethan Hampton throws for 5 TDs as Northern Illinois rolls past Western Illinois 54-15 in opener |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ethan-hampton-throws-for-5-tds-as-northern-illinois-rolls-past-western-illinois-54-15-in-opener/ |website=CBS Sports |date=31 August 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024}} earning MAC offensive player of the week honors.{{cite web |last1=Graver |first1=Eric |title=Ethan Hampton wins MAC Player of the Week |url=https://www.wifr.com/2024/09/03/ethan-hampton-wins-mac-player-week/ |website=WIFR |date=3 September 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024}} In week 2, Hampton completed 10 of 19 passing attempts for 198 yards and a touchdown in an upset win over #5 Notre Dame. On December 1, 2024, Hampton entered the transfer portal. {{cite magazine |title=Northern Illinois Shock #5 Notre Dame 16-14 in South Bend |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/mac/northern-illinois-shock-5-notre-dame-16-14-in-south-bend-niu-huskies-ethan-hampton-riley-leonard |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=15 September 2024}}
On December 14, 2024, Hampton transferred to Wake Forest.{{cite magazine |title=Northern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton transfers to Wake Forest |url=https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/article/northern-illinois-quarterback-ethan-hampton-transfers-to-wake-forest-242102431/ |website=247 sports |access-date=14 December 2024}} He decommitted the next day.
= Illinois =
On December 19, 2024, Hampton transferred to Illinois.{{Cite tweet |user=ethan_hampton4|number=1869814818800357854|title=Staying Home! #famILLy}}
= Statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Illinois Huskies|color=white}}"| Northern Illinois Huskies | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 3 || 1 || 0–1 || 4 || 10 || 40.0 || 23 || 2.3 || 0 || 0 || 59.3 || 5 || −10 || −2.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 4 || 3 || 0–3 || 72 || 122 || 59.0 || 798 || 6.5 || 7 || 6 || 123.1 || 12 || −6 || −0.5 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 5 || 0 || — || 19 || 33 || 57.6 || 147 || 4.5 || 2 || 2 || 102.9 || 4 || 6 || 1.5 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 11 || 10 || 7–3 || 144 || 247 || 58.3 || 1,600 || 6.5 || 12 || 6 || 123.9 || 53 || 129 || 2.4 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"| Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
| 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ethan-hampton-1.html Career] | 23 | 14 | 7−7 | 239 | 412 | 58.0 | 2,568 | 6.2 | 21 | 14 | 120.4 | 74 | 119 | 1.6 | 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-hampton/17373 Northern Illinois Huskies bio]
- [https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-hampton/15177 Illinois Fighting Illini bio]
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