Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 11 | 27 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
#23
Jalen Hampton
Senior running back for Western Kentucky. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 206 lb · Rockville, MD
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
27
rushing yards · 2025
2.5 per carry
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 18 rush yds, vs North Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Western Kentucky. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgetown Preparatory School in 2020.
- Transferred from Elon to Western Kentucky in 2024.
Jalen Hampton
He got to Western Kentucky by way of Elon. The receipt on tape: 18 rush yds against North Alabama, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Georgetown Preparatory School
2022
- Entered the portal
20246 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton, all balanced offenses — 17-10 over that span.
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 13.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 55–6
18 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
With M. McIvor — 305 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · C. Maynard — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.94(03:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Hampton rush left for 0 yards to the NMSU43 (#12 T.Gethers; #14 S.Aupiu)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +0.74Jalen Hampton run for 6 yds to the WKU 40 for a 1ST down
- Week 10 · New Mexico State · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.60(01:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Hampton rush left for 0 yards to the NMSU25 (#9 B.Iya)
- Week 10 · New Mexico State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.51(02:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Hampton rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NMSU36 (#11 W.Owens)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.45Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the UNA 19
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.36Jalen Hampton run for no gain to the UNA 19
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.36Jalen Hampton run for 6 yds to the WKU 34
- Week 10 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.21(01:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Hampton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NMSU25 (#98 J.Gwan)
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.18Jalen Hampton run for 2 yds to the UNA 12
- Week 1 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.09Jalen Hampton run for 4 yds to the UNA 36
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
The backfield · Western Kentucky
- #3Ajay Allen497 rushing yards · 2025
- #9George Hart III300 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Kalib Hicks128 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jaden McGill63 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Jalen Hampton27 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology