Nick Hampton

Former linebacker at App State. 2022: 39 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks.

LB · App State · Jr. · #9

6′3″ · 235 lb · Anderson, SC

CFB Index 78 · #66 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamLos Angeles — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 27, #161 overall

The story

Former linebacker at App State. 2022: 39 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 8 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to App State in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Los Angeles in 2023.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

SDE recruit

No. 2387 nationally · Signed with App State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at App State, 175 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #161 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20183 games

Signed with App State2-star out of Westside

202113 games

The role got bigger.

All-Sun Beltthird

20229 games

All-Sun Beltfirst

2023

Drafted by Los Angelesround 5, pick 161

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2387 national

CFB

College

App State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #161

Los Angeles · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM

All-Sun Belt 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018

Scott Satterfield

App State

2019

Eli Drinkwitz

App State

era →

2020–2022

Shawn Clark

App State

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz, and Shawn Clark. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

#161Rd 5 · Pick 27

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018App State11-2HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy

2019App State13-1HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

2020App State9-3HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021App State10-4HC: Shawn Clark · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022App State6-6HC: Shawn Clark · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #66 of 548?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#30 / 2755 · 99th pct

8.0

Tackles for loss#103 / 2755 · 96th pct

10.5

QB hurries#329 / 2755 · 85th pct

Tackles#887 / 2755 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1041 / 2755 · 61st pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

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

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.4	1.6	1.4	0.2
Road4g	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	1.2	0.8	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	5.7	1.0	1.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dowell Loggains

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #66 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #66 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	App State	39	20	10.5	8.0	1	--	--
2021	App State	68	38	17.5	11.0	2	--	--
2020	App State	42	21	6.5	3.0	1	--	--
2019	App State	24	11	6.5	5.5	--	--	--
2018	App State	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		175	92	41.0	27.5	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 17–14

at Texas A&M

0 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With C. Brice — 134 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · 4 rush yds (6 car) · C. Howell — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 61-63vs North Carolina	5	4	2.5	2.5	—	0	2.5 sacks
Wk 2	W 17-14@ Texas A&M	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 32-28vs Troy	6	2	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 4	L 28-32vs James Madison	5	3	2.0	2.0	—	1	2 sacks
Wk 5	W 49-0vs The Citadel	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 24-36@ Texas State	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 42-17vs Georgia State	8	5	2.0	2.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	L 28-35@ Coastal Carolina	5	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 21-28@ Marshall	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		39	20	10.5	8.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nick Hampton

20183 games

202113 games

20229 games

2023

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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