EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers signed running back Omarion Hampton on Monday.
The team selected him 22nd overall in last month’s NFL draft, making him the highest pick at his position out of North Carolina in 40 years.
He ranked No. 2 in the nation over his final two years with 3,164 yards rushing, earning Associated Press All-America second team and first-team All-Atlantic Coast honors each season.
The 5’11”, 221 pound running back from Clayton in Johnston County led the ACC in rushing in two of his three collegiate seasons, including 1,660 yards in 12 games last year, which marked the second-best rushing season in UNC history.
Over his three seasons in Chapel Hill, Hampton scored 36 rushing touchdowns, which is the third highest amount in UNC history, and recorded 3,565 career yards, good enough for fourth on Carolina’s all-time list.
Hampton had 19 games with 100 yards rushing, the third-most in the nation over his three-year career.