Who Should I Draft? Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton (Fantasy Football)

Who should I draft? It’s a question fantasy football managers ask regularly this time of year. Whether you’re going through a fantasy football mock draft to prepare for the real deal or you are live on draft day mulling over how to build your team, it’s one of the most important questions to answer. We have you covered with our Who Should I Draft tool which gives you advice based on 100+ expert rankings. Let’s take a look at who the fantasy football experts are drafting: Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton.

2026 Fantasy Football Advice: Who Should I Draft? (Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton)

Here are how the fantasy football expert consensus leans as of Thursday, 8/13.

Who Should I Draft: Chase Brown or Omarion Hampton

Fantasy Football Outlook: Chase Brown

Last year, Chase Brown started slowly as the RB34 in fantasy points per game in Weeks 1-5. After that point, he was exactly who fantasy gamers thought they were drafting as the RB6 in fantasy points per game. In Weeks 6-18, among 48 qualifying backs, he ranked 17th in explosive run rate, fifth in yards after contact per attempt, and 16th in missed tackles forced per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). During that span, he averaged 18.2 touches and 100.1 total yards. Brown had to deal with Samaje Perine eating into his workload during Weeks 13-18, but it didn’t capsize his production. During that stretch, while he did play 60.5% of the snaps and 71.6% of the snaps in the red zone, he did have 17 red zone carries versus Perine’s 13. If Brown can capture more of the red zone work in 2026, his ceiling and floor will be raised considerably from a week-to-week and season-long perspective. Brown is a solid RB1 with top-five upside this season.
– Derek Brown

Fantasy Football Outlook: Omarion Hampton

Last year, Omarion Hampton’s rookie season was derailed by an ankle injury in Week 5. When he came back, he wasn’t close to 100% healthy and had only one game with over a 55% snap rate. Any games after Week 4 last year, I’m just tossing in the trash because that wasn’t the “real” Hampton. In 2025, in Weeks 1-4, Hampton averaged 17 touches and 95 total yards as the RB13 in fantasy points per game. In that small sample of games, he posted a 7.4% explosive run rate, a 19% missed tackle rate, and 2.54 yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). If he had kept up that pace the entire year in those three categories, he would have ranked fourth, tenth, and eighth in those categories (minimum 100 carries). Those are impressive numbers and speak to his talent and upside in 2026 as Mike McDaniel’s possible bellcow. Hampton also contributed through the air in his first four NFL games with a 10.1% target share, 27.5 receiving yards per game, and 1.12 yards per route run. McDaniel is sure to get Hampton involved through the air after designing offenses of the last three seasons that have ranked third, third, and seventh in target share to the running back position. Yes, I know that Hampton isn’t De’Von Achane, but this is still a feather in Hampton’s cap. Hampton should be a rock-solid RB1 with massive upside in 2026.
– Derek Brown

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