| Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Leadership and Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Geneva, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Aurora Christian (Aurora, Illinois) |
Ethan Hampton nicknamed E-Mobile, 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 high school at Aurora Christian Schools located in Aurora, Illinois. In Hampton's sophomore season, he threw for 2,457 yards and 31 touchdowns along with 13 interceptions. During Hampton's junior season he would throw for 2,130 yards and 28 touchdowns with just five interceptions. Coming out of high school, Hampton was rated as a three-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
College career
Northern Illinois
During Hampton's first three seasons at Northern Illinois, he appeared in eleven 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. In week one of the 2024 season, Hampton earned the Huskies starting job where he completed 18 of his 20 pass attempts for 328 yards and five touchdowns, as he helped Northern Illinois to a win over Western Illinois. For his performance he was named the MAC offensive player of the week. In week two, Hampton completed ten of his nineteen passing attempts for 198 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Huskies pull off one of the biggest upsets, taking down #5 Notre Dame. On December 1, 2024, Hampton entered the transfer portal.
Wake Forest
On December 14, 2024, Hampton transferred to Wake Forest.
Hampton decommitted from Wake Forest on December 15, 2024.
Illinois
On December 19, 2024, Hampton decided to transfer to Illinois.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 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 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 14 | 7−7 | 239 | 412 | 58.0 | 2,568 | 6.2 | 21 | 14 | 120.4 | 74 | 119 | 1.6 | 2 |
References
- Armstrong, Rick (31 July 2020). "Armstrong: IHSA's change of plans costs Northern Illinois football recruit Ethan Hampton his senior season at Aurora Christian". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Narang, Bobby (6 April 2021). "Ethan Hampton of Aurora Christian in the mix at NIU". The Voice. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Carifiro, Eddie (1 September 2024). "Ethan Hampton has record-setting day on 1st day as regular NIU starter". Shaw Local. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Armstrong, Rick (31 March 2020). "Happy to be Huskies: Aurora Christian's Ethan Hampton and Batavia's Trey Urwiler hope to connect for Northern Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Ethan Hampton Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Armstrong, Rick (12 July 2024). "Column: The time is now for Aurora Christian graduate Ethan Hampton as NIU's quarterback. 'Awesome ride so far.'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Armstrong, Rick. "At Northern Illinois, Hampton's time now at hand". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Ethan Hampton throws for 5 TDs as Northern Illinois rolls past Western Illinois 54-15 in opener". CBS Sports. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Graver, Eric (3 September 2024). "Ethan Hampton wins MAC Player of the Week". WIFR. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Northern Illinois Shock #5 Notre Dame 16-14 in South Bend". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Northern Illinois quarterback Ethan Hampton transfers to Wake Forest". 247 sports. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- @ethan_hampton4 (December 19, 2024). "Staying Home! #famILLy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
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