Teams See Ashton Hampton as Mid-to-Late 1st round

One of the most impressive tapes for any draft prospect in the first half of the college football season came from Clemson cornerback Ashton Hampton versus the Miami Hurricanes. The 6-foot-3, 204-pound Hampton is a huge cornerback, and that automatically raises concerns about the ability to run with speed receivers. Versus Miami, Hampton was going to be challenged by one of the fastest and most explosive players in college football, star sophomore Malachi Toney. Hampton had a great night blanketing Toney with multiple breakups and good reps in man coverage versus Toney. After that stellar performance, I reached out to team sources to see if Hampton had high first-round potential, and multiple team sources said they projected him to be a mid-to-late first-round pick.

“Hampton is a first, but has holes,” said an AFC National Scout. “Run support is not good. He’s got some long body problems. He had a heck of a game against Miami, and he’s getting buzz. But I see issues that keep him from being an early 1.”