Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 13/23 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 7.8 | — | Season-high 180 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 18/27 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 5.4 | — | |
| Total | 31/50 | 326 | 2 | 3 | 6.6 | — |
#5
Ethan Hampton
1608 team passing yards leader is what Ethan Hampton has put on film since landing at Southern Miss — the bet is starting to settle.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Elburn, IL · Aurora Christian HS
CFB Index 29 · #117 of 137 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Illinois → Southern Miss 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
326
passing yards · 2026
2 TD · 3 INT · 6.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 328 yds · 5 TD -- top 1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 180 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, vs Alcorn State
The play that turned itSwung Western Illinois from 15% to 47% to win.Western Illinois at Northern Illinois · 54-15
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2021.
- Transferred from Illinois to Southern Miss in 2026.
In Their Words
76 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Ethan Hampton
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Ethan Hampton arrives at Southern Miss with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
326PASS YDS2PASS TD15RUSH YDS
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
1608
Team leader in passing yards (1608).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Aurora Christian Schools
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coaches2021–2023
Southern Miss
2024era →
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Played under 4 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025Illinois
2026Southern Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2023Northern Illinois7-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
50 of 50 attempts matched to play-by-play
50 of 50 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
4.4372 of 75 QBsSack rate
2.0%20 of 75 QBsRarely sacked (20 of 75), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (72 of 75).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
24% of attempts (12)
58%comp
Air -2.2 · YAC 13.4 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
56% of attempts (28)
64%comp1 INT
Air 4.1 · YAC 3.3 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
16% of attempts (8)
75%comp1 INT
Air 13.0 · YAC 4.8 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
4% of attempts (2)
0%comp1 INT
Air 32.5 avg
Overall 62.0% completion on 50 attempts · 56% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 163 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 6.6 YPA, 1.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 31 | 50 | 62.0% | 326 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 118.0 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 81.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 143 | 245 | 58.4% | 1,608 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 124.8 | 17 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 33 | 57.6% | 147 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 102.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 72 | 122 | 59.0% | 798 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 123.1 | 51 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 272 | 464 | 58.6% | 2,929 | 6.3 | 23 | 18 | 120.2 | 29 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 129 | 2.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 12 | -6 | -0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 82 | 132 | 1.6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · D. Zimmer — 36 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Auburn · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA -7.18(14:59) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass intercepted by #22 A.Jordan Jr. at USM29 QB hurried by #35 D.Walker #22 A.Jordan Jr. return 29 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:50 #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #59 H.Powell)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +3.26(11:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short middle to #1 M.Sanders caught at ASU29, for 38 yards to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55, 1ST DOWN #40 C.Wilbanks kick attempt good (H: #36 D.Zimmer, LS: #46 L.Beard)
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short left to #8 A.Little caught at ASU49, for 35 yards to the ASU33 (#21 R.Butler), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Auburn · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.57(03:34) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short left to #1 M.Sanders caught at USM47, for 41 yards to the Auburn11 (#4 R.Pleasant), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Auburn · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.23(07:53) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short middle to #1 M.Sanders caught at Auburn48, for 13 yards to the Auburn45 (#1 C.Anthony) PENALTY USM Personal Foul (#84 B.Peters) 15 yards from Auburn45 to USM40
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.13(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short left to #1 M.Sanders caught at USM34, for 8 yards to the USM43, out of bounds at USM43, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Auburn · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90(00:26) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short right to #14 S.Robinson caught at Auburn00, for 1 yard to the Auburn00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24 #9 J.Himes pass attempt Successful #88 J.Beck pass attempt Successful
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.73(04:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short left to #13 G.Page caught at ASU34, for 13 yards to the ASU34 (#6 P.Kince Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Auburn · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.71(05:24) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short middle to #3 M.Johnson caught at USM39, for 8 yards to the USM40 (#22 A.Jordan Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Alcorn State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.68(14:52) Shotgun #5 E.Hampton pass complete short right to #1 M.Sanders caught at USM27, for 18 yards to the USM48 (#1 T.Jasper; #45 D.Crowell), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brayden Schager’s 2024 season.
Matches Brayden on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
EPA / dropback (adj)
Yards / attempt
Differs from Brayden on
Rush usage (lower)
INT rate (lower)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ross Bowers’s path through Northern Illinois.
Matches Ross on
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Schager's senior season at Hawai'i (2024).
78%match
Matches Brayden on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
EPA / dropback (adj)
Yards / attempt
Differs from Brayden on
INT rate (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Hampton
Background
2025 (R-Jr.): Appeared in four games in only season at Illinois…Threw for 27 yards on 3-of-4 passing with an interception…Longest pass play of season was 14 yards against Western Illinois (8/29)…2024 (R-So.): Started 10 games at quarterback for Northern Illinois…Completed 144-of-247 passes for 1,...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology