Ethan Hampton
Ethan Hampton
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Ethan Hampton has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 14 pass yds against Western Illinois — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 81.7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 143 | 245 | 58.4% | 1,608 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 124.8 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 33 | 57.6% | 147 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 102.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 72 | 122 | 59.0% | 798 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 123.1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 241 | 414 | 58.2% | 2,603 | 6.3 | 21 | 15 | 120.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 129 | 2.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 12 | -6 | -0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 119 | 1.6 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Illinois
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Illinois players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Illinois · Last season: 9-4 (AP #23) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #24
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brayden Schager’s 2024 season.
Matches Brayden on
Differs from Brayden on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ross Bowers’s path through Northern Illinois.
Matches Ross on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brayden Schager's senior season at Hawai'i (2024).
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Differs from Brayden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Hampton
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+17%
Modest growth (17%) across the multi-season window.