Saquan Hampton: DB · Rutgers · #9.
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Saquan Hampton
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Rutgers: Kyle Flood and Chris Ash. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Michigan — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 11 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-52@ No. 4 Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-55@ Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-42vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Indiana | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-38vs Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-34@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-18vs Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Wisconsin | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-42vs No. 4 Michigan | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 7-20vs No. 16 Penn State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-14@ Michigan State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 62 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL62 tackles · 3 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Ash
Pass share
45.3%
349 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
62 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 142 tackles — drafted at #177 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 8th NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 8th NFL season
