| Illinois Fighting Illini | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Leadership and Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Geneva, Illinois, U.S. |
| 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 is anAmerican footballquarterback for theIllinois Fighting Illini. He previously played for theNorthern Illinois Huskies.
Hampton attendedAurora Christian Schools inAurora, Illinois. As a sophomore, he threw for 2,457 yards and 31 touchdowns along with 13 interceptions.[1] As a junior Hampton threw for 2,130 yards and 28 touchdowns with just five interceptions.[2] Coming out of high school, Hampton was rated as a three-starrecruit[citation needed] and committed to playcollege football for theNorthern Illinois Huskies.[3]
In his first three seasons at Northern Illinois, Hampton appeared in 11 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.[4][5][6] In the 2024 season opener, he earned the Huskies starting job where he completed 18 of 20 pass attempts for 328 yards and five touchdowns in a win overWestern Illinois,[7] earning MAC offensive player of the week honors.[8] In week 2, Hampton completed 10 of 19 passing attempts for 198 yards and a touchdown in an upset win over #5Notre Dame. On December 1, 2024, Hampton entered thetransfer portal.[9]
On December 14, 2024, Hampton transferred toWake Forest.[10] He decommitted the next day.
On December 19, 2024, Hampton transferred toIllinois.[11]
| 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 |