If not for Omarion Hampton, the UNC football team doesn't extend its bowl streak during the 2024 season. Hampton delivered one of the All-Time seasons in North Carolina history: 1,660 rushing yards, second-most behind Don McCauley, plus 15 rushing touchdowns.
Hampton added two additional 200-yard outings to his storied career: 210 yards and three touchdowns during a 45-10 stomping of NC Central, plus one touchdown and a career-high 244 rushing yards during a 31-24, bowl-clinching victory over Wake Forest.
It should come as no surprise that, largely due to his 2024 campaign alone, Hampton is launching up the 2025 NFL Draft boards.
In former NFL player and current NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks' Mock Draft, the Chicago Bears will take Hampton 10th overall.
"(New head coach) Ben Johnson's immense success with a two-back rotation in Detroit, could prompt Chicago to expend its top pick on a physical runner to partner with the dynamic D'Andre Swift," Brooks wrote.
