Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Omarion Hampton (2025 Fantasy Football)

This is what we’ve been waiting for, fantasy football enthusiasts. The NFL Draft is underway, and we finally get to see where the rookie prospects will launch their professional careers. And NFL Draft landing spots allow us to start to zero in on fantasy football and dynasty rookie draft pick values.

Throughout the draft, we’ll take a closer look at fantasy-relevant prospects, giving you an overview of their strengths and weaknesses, and assessing their fantasy value in both redraft and dynasty formats. Here’s our dynasty rookie draft advice for Omarion Hampton.

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Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice

The Chargers don’t have the most empty backfield in the league, as they did sign Najee Harris to a decent contract this offseason. But, with first-round draft capital on his side, Omarion Hampton should eventually establish himself as the clear lead back in Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh’s offense. One key positive of this landing spot for Hampton is that the Chargers don’t have a pass-catching specialist on their roster. The UNC product is a capable receiver, but he might not have been able to outcompete an established veteran receiving back for targets … there isn’t one of those in LA. While Najee might put up resistance, we should see Hampton serving as the Chargers’ every-down back by the end of the season. That makes him a viable RB2 for Redraft leagues and an option for the hotly contested 1.02 spot in Rookie drafts.

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DBro’s NFL Draft Scouting Report & Player Comp

Scouting Report:

Omarion Hampton is a north/south, upright and linear runner. Hampton has quick acceleration as he gets to top gear quickly. He doesn’t have a high-level second gear or elite long speed. He’ll get caught from behind on long runs, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be a chunk play artist in the NFL. He has only one year in college where his breakaway percentage eclipsed 40%.
Hampton isn’t the most fluid runner when changing direction in the open field. He’ll utilize jump cuts at the line to get to a free lane, but in the open field, he is a straight-line runner. His footsteps get choppy and he loses speed in the second level when attempting to change course. His hips look stiff at times.
Hampton is a volume-gobbling machine. In his final collegiate season, he had 20+ carries in 67% of his games. His physical running style can wear down a defense throughout a game. Hampton will lower the boom plenty throughout a game, serving as a tone-setter. This physical running style doesn’t do much in the realm of gaining him extra yards as he doesn’t fall forward many times when lowering his shoulder and instead gets stood up. However, the physicality still isn’t something defenders want to deal with 20-25 times during a game. He can soften up a defense with these repeated body blows.
Hampton’s upright running style can get him into trouble at times. His lower half is strong enough to run through weak wraps and defenders diving at his ankles, but if a defender can wrap him up decently, he can get chopped down.
Hampton is a check-down option only in the passing game. He is reliable in this realm, with only two drops and a 90% catch rate in college, but I don’t see him growing into a pass-game weapon in the NFL. His stiff hips, short-area agility and raw speed limitations will limit his route-running upside.
He isn’t a skilled pass protector at this juncture. Hampton has a decent punch but doesn’t engage or anchor in pass protection well right now. He can chip and slow defenders down, but his pass-protection technique is lacking. He drops his eyes and lunges at defenders too often.

Player Comp: Zach Charbonnet