A.J. Hampton: DB · Tulane · #11.
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A.J. Hampton
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against North Texas — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tulane | 24 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 21 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 38 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 26 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 15 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 104 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-37vs No. 20 Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-3@ Southern Miss | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-7vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-23vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-28vs North Texas | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-28@ Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-22vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-8@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-41vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL24 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Slade Nagle
Pass share
42.2%
368 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
62.3
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Northwestern and Tulane, 127 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Fitzgerald and Willie Fritz.
