Jalen Hampton is a running back at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Hampton at RB, No. 1.
Western Kentucky lists 11 running backs this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Came to Western Kentucky by way of Elon. On tape: 18 rushing yards against North Alabama, Week 1, 2025.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
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| 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 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
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 · C. Maynard — 53.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Tyson Helton, all balanced offenses — 17-10 over that span.
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
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Returning starter at running back for a 9-4 Western Kentucky team that went -4 in the portal. The No. 1,063 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Conference USA as a senior.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Tyson Helton.
