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Omarion Hampton Los Angeles Chargers · #8

Running Back · 6' 0", 220 lbs · Clayton, NC · Age 23

Omarion Hampton is a Running Back for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 22nd overall, 2025. In 2026 he ran for 238 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, adding 4 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 22nd overall2-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Chargers · #8 · Running Back
Omarion Hampton
Season avg238 rush yds · 3 td · 4 rec
Career avg783 rush yds · 7 td · 36 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
238rush yds
3td
4rec
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Scouting report

Omarion Hampton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Omarion Hampton is a Running Back for the Los Angeles Chargers, drafted 22nd overall, 2025. In 2026 he ran for 238 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns, add
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Rushing
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Rushing volume
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Scoring
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Receiving
Solid · offense
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All-purpose
Excellent · offense
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Volume share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Omarion Hampton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #184 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
171Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Omarion Hampton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
238 YDS
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Scoring
3 TD
drill in ↓
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Receiving
29 YDS
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All-purpose
267 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Omarion Hampton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
347
rush yds
224–470
3
td
3–4
14
rec
2–25
85
rec yds
20–150
6
games
4–8
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 238 → projected 347 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+102.3
Age curve
+6.8
Net vs last season+109.1 rush yds
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 23 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 9 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Omarion Hampton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
20259545432192737
2026 in progress · 4 games42383429267
Career137837362211,004
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
57off index
85def index
+8net
54%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Omarion Hampton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-03-16

The beginning

Omarion Hampton is a Running Back for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 2nd NFL season.

Los Angeles Chargers

Turning pro

Drafted 22nd overall, 2025 as a Running Back.

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Omarion Hampton is a Los Angeles Chargers running back, drafted 22nd overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has rushed for 783 yards and 7 touchdowns and caught 36 passes.

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Most recently he ran for 238 yards with 3 touchdowns and added 4 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
220 lbs
Draft
22nd overall, 2025
Born
Clayton, NC
Age
23
Jersey
#8
Background

Omarion Hampton is from Clayton, NC and is 23 years old. He was drafted 22nd overall, 2025 and plays running back at 6' 0", 220 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has run for 783 yards and 7 touchdowns while adding 36 catches. Hampton is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Omarion Hampton is a committee and depth back who has amassed 1,004 scrimmage yards and 7 rushing touchdowns over 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Rushing783 career rushing yards and 7 touchdowns.
Receiving back36 receptions for 221 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 545 yards in 2025.
First-round pedigree22nd overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Omarion Hampton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Omarion Hampton, answered.

What position does Omarion Hampton play?
Omarion Hampton is a Running Back for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Omarion Hampton drafted?
Omarion Hampton was drafted 22nd overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Omarion Hampton played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Omarion Hampton's career stats?
He has rushed for 783 yards and 7 touchdowns and caught 36 passes.
Omarion Hampton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Omarion Hampton

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
RB15
#32 overall
Proj / game
12.7
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 3
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
51
matchup score 0–100
VALUEat his current draft costThe Scout· Talent & projection

A dual-threat load the model already sees.

The model projects a real pass-game role — 62 catches on top of 953 rushing yards, RB10 near 13.6 PPG. His 2025 (545 rushing yards, 32 catches in 9 games) already showed the receiving chops that lift a back's PPR floor. Round 2 value, with injury risk the only real knock.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB1
listed starter
Snap share
50%
of offensive snaps
Target share
4%
WOPR 0.05
Rush share
52%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (RB1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs ARI
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
71
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs ARIW2 vs LVW3 @ BUFW4 @ SEAW5 vs DENW6 @ KCW7 · BYEW8 @ LAW9 vs HOUW10 @ BALW11 vs NYJW12 vs NEW13 @ TBW14 @ LVW15 vs SFW16 @ MIAW17 vs KCW18 @ DEN

Each week grades Omarion Hampton's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2025
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk19 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk18 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk14 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk13 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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