Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Tulane
A.J. Hampton Jr.
DB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • Warren, AR, USA
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A.J. Hampton Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
A.J. Hampton Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Warren, AR wearing No. 11, spending time with Northwestern and Tulane. The clearest part of A.J. Hampton Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
A.J. Hampton Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Northwestern. A.J. Hampton Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 19
Quick Answers
A.J. Hampton Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · DB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wharton · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Wharton · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DB 371st (top 39%) · American Athletic 177th (top 29%) · National 1,669th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tulane | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 10 | 19 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 21.9 |
Related Context
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A.J. Hampton Jr. played DB for Northwestern and Tulane. Across 6 tracked seasons, A.J. Hampton Jr. recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Northwestern paired 8 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northwestern, Tulane.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Tulane
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14
Usage
1.9
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Southern Miss: 0. Nicholls: 1. UAB: 0. Memphis: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 1. Tulsa: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Ole Miss: 1 by 14.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Nicholls: 1 by 14.2. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 8 by 33.3. Rice: 0 by 10. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Virginia Tech | L 20-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 24-8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Tulsa | W 24-22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Rice | W 30-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs North Texas | W 35-28 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/13 | @ Memphis | W 31-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs UAB | W 35-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Nicholls | W 36-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Southern Miss | W 21-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Ole Miss | L 20-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Hampton Jr. story
A.J. Hampton Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Warren, AR wearing No. 11, spending time with Northwestern and Tulane. The clearest part of A.J. Hampton Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Hampton Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northwestern
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Tulane
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 22.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | 16.2 | 5.4 | -8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 16 · L 10-22 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio State
Week 10 · L 7-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 14 · W 29-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 1 · W 35-19 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 20-41 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Northwestern
8 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage
54.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Northwestern
54.1
8 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Northwestern
49.7
9 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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