A.J. Hampton Jr.

2021 Junior:

All-Big Ten honorable mention by Big Ten coaches and media
Finished second in the Big Ten with 13 passes defensed and tied for second with two recovered fumbles
Appeared in all 12 games and made eight starts
PFF Preseason All-Big Ten (Third Team)
Forced his first-career fumble, broke up a pass, and tallied five tackles against Michigan State (9/3)
Registered a career-high three pass breakups against Indiana State (9/11)
Tallied a career-high three pass breakups for the second consecutive game against Duke (9/18)
Made six tackles against Nebraska (10/2)
Returned a fumble 49 yards for a touchdown against Wisconsin (11/13)
Set a season-high with eight tackles against Purdue (11/20)

2020 Sophomore:

Snatched an interception, the second of his career, in the first quarter against Maryland (10/24)
Tied for career-high in pass break ups (1) at Iowa (10/31)
Recorded three total tackles and a pass breakup at Purdue (11/14)
Set a career-high in tackles for loss (1), assisted tackles (2) and tied career-high in total tackles (4) at Michigan State (11/28)
Made first start of the season vs. Illinois (12/12) ... Tied for career-high in tackles (3) against the Illini
Finished with a career-high eight tackles in Big Ten Championship vs. Ohio State (12/19), including six during the first drive of the game
Career high in pass breakups (2) in Citrus Bowl victory over Auburn (1/1) in fourth career start

2019 Redshirt First-Year:

Appeared in 13 games with one start, finishing with 15 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception
Recorded a career-high four total tackles at Stanford (8/31)
Contributed the first pass breakup of his career along with a tackle against Ohio State (10/18)
Notched his first career interception and two tackles to help defeat Illinois (11/30)

2018 First-Year:

High School:

Three-star prospect verbally committed to Northwestern on Feb. 1, 2018
Four-year letter winner
Finished his career with 113 tackles, 18 pass breakups, seven interceptions and nine touchdowns
Two-time team captain
Named Western All-Conference, All-American and Team MVP following senior season
Awarded Paul R Wharton HS Defensive MVP honors following senior campaign
Also ran track for three seasons and played one season of baseball
Two-time team captain in track and field
Named to the Honor Roll all four years of high school
Father Alonzo is currently the Special Teams Coordinator at Louisiana Monroe .. also won the 1999 Europe World Bowl Championship and played for the Seattle Seahawks and Jackonsonville Jaguars
Plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering