Hampton Has Little to Say, A Lot to Do

[Mavric]

Nebraska found Hampton, he said, after he posted good physical testing numbers at a local Nike event. He ran a 4.53-second 40-yard dash. He had a 35-inch vertical leap. Both impressive for a linebacker. Hampton got his offer from NU and was impressed that the Huskers beat all of the local schools to the punch, so he jumped on board. No peer in the class recruited him. No offer — except, perhaps, from Miami — would have swayed him anyway. The Hurricanes never came through, so Nebraska it was. The Huskers checked off all of his boxes. Academics, training facilities and a position coach in Trent Bray who would make him better.

 

“And Coach (Mike) Riley’s a nice dude,” Hampton said.

 

That kind of straightforward approach has served Hampton well. He chose two private schools — first smallish Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, and next American Heritage High School in Plantation — for their academics and professional atmosphere above all else (both require student uniforms). But when Hampton transferred for his senior year to American Heritage — a titan in Florida prep football — he was deliberately choosing to test himself as a football player, too.

 

Heritage won the Florida 5A state title last season with a 14-0 record. One Heritage offensive tackle signed with hometown Miami. The other signed with Florida. That’s who Hampton faced each day in practice.

 

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[TonyStalloni]

The young man isn't afraid of hard work and doesn't back down from a challenge. I'm glad he is a Husker!