Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
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Ashton Hampton
Junior cornerback for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Florida State University HS
CFB Index 73 · #69 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Clemson for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
3 PBU · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, at LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2024.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Ashton Hampton
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Third year in the Clemson secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202410 games
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Florida State University School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 18-11 over that span.
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
73 · #69 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #69 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #5 of 19 ACC CBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 3 PD
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Clemson
Returning around him
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Holmes’s 2021 season.
79%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 7
Matches Christian on
Interceptions
Weight
Height
Differs from Christian on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Xavier Lucas's sophomore season at Miami (2025).
99%match
Matches Xavier on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Player DNA
Players who play like Ashton Hampton
The secondary · Clemson
- #22Corey Myrick91 tackles · 2025
- #6Jerome Carter76 tackles · 2025
- #5Ronan Hanafin64 tackles · 2025
- #2Ashton Hampton45 tackles · 2025
- #1Branden Strozier21 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology