

Ethan Hampton
2025 JUNIOR Signed with Illinois on Dec. 19, 2024 2024 SOPHOMORE (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) Started 10 games at quarterback Completed 144-of-247 passes for 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns on the season Led NIU to one of the biggest upsets in program history when he threw for 198 yards and one touchdown in a 16-14 win at #5 Notre Dame (9/7/24) 2023 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) Played in four games as a back-up quarterback Completed 19-of-33 passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns on the season 2022 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) Started three games before missing the rest of the season with an injury Led NIU with 798 passing yards and seven touchdown passes while completing 72-of-122 passes for a 59 percent completion rate 2021 FRESHMAN (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) Played in two games as a back-up quarterback and redshirted the season First career start against Western Michigan (11/23/21) HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach David Beebe at Aurora Christian Three-year letterwinner Helped Aurora Christian to three straight playoff appearances 2019 Aurora Christian Most Valuable Player 2018 Aurora Christian Offensive Most Valuable Player 2019 All-Metro Suburban, All-Area and All-State Set Aurora Christian records for touchdown passes in a game (8), single game completion percentage (94%), and career completion percentage (60%) 2018 All-Metro Suburban Second Team 2018 All-Area First Team 2019 Academic All-State honors in the Fall of 2019 Dunham Scholar Eagle Ambassador PERSONAL Born May 15 Son of Midge and Jonathon Hampton Graduated from Northern Illinois University in December 2024 with a degree in management & marketing Enrolled in the Recreation, Sport, & Tourism master's program
- TransferredPortal · 8/1/26, 9:26 AMEthan Hampton (QB) officially transferred from Northern Illinois University to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- TransferredPortal · 2/21/26, 4:13 PMEthan Hampton (QB) officially transferred from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to The University of Southern Mississippi
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | OFF SNAPS | PROD | CMP/ATT | CMP% | PASS YDS | TD | INT | TD/INT | RTG | CAR | RUSH YDS | YPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The University of Southern Mississippi | 3 | 1 | 109 | Low | 45/75 | 60.0% | 419 | 2 | 4 | 2/4 | 127.9 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 2025 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 4 | 0 | 17 | -- | 3/4 | 75.0% | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 81.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois University | 11 | 10 | 671 | Low | 144/247 | 58.3% | 1,600 | 12 | 6 | 12/6 | 123.9 | 53 | 129 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois University | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 19/33 | 57.6% | 147 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 | 102.9 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois University | 4 | 3 | 250 | Med. | 72/122 | 59.0% | 798 | 7 | 6 | 7/6 | 123.1 | 12 | -6 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois University | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 4/10 | 40.0% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 59.3 | 5 | -10 | -2.0 |
| Career | 28 | 15 | 1,047 | Low | 287/491 | 58.5% | 3,014 | 23 | 19 | 23/19 | 117.7 | 82 | 132 | 1.6 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026











