Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Aaron Hampton
Junior linebacker for California. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Anchorage, AK · West Anchorage HS
CFB Index 30 · #464 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
8
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Wagner
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for California. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2024.
Aaron Hampton
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Aaron Hampton has played for two head coaches in three seasons at California. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Wagner — Week 3, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with California3-star out of West
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 41 | 21 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 25 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Aaron Hampton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–7
vs Wagner
4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Sagapolutele — 413 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3 · A. Mohammed — 91 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026California2-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
57.9%
124 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
138 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #464 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #464 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #63 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,705 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quincy Davis’s 2025 season.
89%match
Matches Quincy on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quincy Davis's sophomore season at New Mexico State (2025).
Matches Quincy on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Aaron Hampton
Background
Sophomore (2025) Played in all 13 games. Made his first collegiate start against Louisville. Finished the season with 41 tackles, one TFL and a sack. Tallied 15 tackles against Virginia despite not starting the game. Collected six tackles against Louisville. Added five tackles in the Sheraton…
The linebacker corps · California
- #21Aaron Hampton41 tackles · 2025
- #10Jayden Wayne26 tackles · 2025
- #15Joshua Pierce14 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Beadles12 tackles · 2025
- Solomon Williams7 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology