{"id":225241,"date":"2025-03-28T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=225241"},"modified":"2025-03-28T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:53:50","slug":"top-5-fantasy-football-landing-spots-for-omarion-hampton-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/28\/top-5-fantasy-football-landing-spots-for-omarion-hampton-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 NFL Draft Landing Spots For Omarion Hampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a> is a month away, and UNC&#8217;s Omarion Hampton should be one of the first running backs off the board. While <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/04\/ashton-jeanty-2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report\/\" target=\"_self\">Boise State&#8217;s Ashton Jeanty<\/a> is in a class of his own, Hampton would be the best running back in most draft classes. Measuring in at 6&#8242;-0&#8243; and 221 pounds, the Junior checks off just about every box you could want in a running back prospect. Capable of taking a high workload and running with a fierce passion matched by few others, Hampton should contribute from Day 1 and will be a first-round pick in fantasy mock drafts regardless of which team selects him.<\/p>\n<p>Talent sets the floor in fantasy football, but dynasty owners know that the right landing spot can turn a good prospect into a great one. While anything can happen on draft day, most analysts across the league believe Omarion Hampton will be a mid- to late-first-round pick. With this in mind, let&#8217;s look at the teams picking in that area and determine which ones could bring out the best in the UNC product.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Omarion Hampton Scouting Report - 2025 NFL Draft &amp; Dynasty Fantasy Outlook\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xrLZovWzUHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Top 5 Fantasy Football Landing Spots For Omarion Hampton, Ranked<\/h2>\n<h3>5. Minnesota Vikings<\/h3>\n<p>The fact the Minnesota Vikings are fifth on this list goes to show there isn&#8217;t a truly bad landing spot for Omarion Hampton in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Vikings have a talented offense, invested heavily in the offensive line, and have stable coaching. However, the presence of veteran running back Aaron Jones and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/03\/01\/j-j-mccarthy-dynasty-outlook-fantasy-football\/\" target=\"_self\">uncertainty surrounding second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy<\/a> puts them at the bottom of this list. While Jones won&#8217;t be a long-term fixture in this backfield, McCarthy&#8217;s uncertainty could limit the overall ceiling for Hampton this team.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Kansas City Chiefs<\/h3>\n<p>Chances are, Omarion Hampton will not fall to the 31st pick in the NFL Draft. However, stranger things have happened, and he&#8217;d be a perfect fit for Andy Reid&#8217;s offense. While their last first-round running back didn&#8217;t pan out, Hampton is a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/07\/nfl-rumors-clyde-edwards-helaire-james-robinson-justin-fields\/\" target=\"_self\">considerably better player than Clyde Edwards-Helaire<\/a> and has the build to handle a three-down workload. Perhaps Isiah Pacheco will keep the starting job in the short term, but Hampton runs just as hard, has better vision, and can do more as a receiver. If he lands here, it will only be a matter of time before Hampton is a three-down starter on one of the game&#8217;s most dangerous offenses.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n<p>Nobody believes in the power of the run game more than Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh. After bolstering the offensive line in free agency, the head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/10\/breaking-4-time-1000-yard-rusher-signs-contract-with-los-angeles-chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">signed former first-round pick Najee Harris<\/a> to a one-year deal. While Harris could limit Hampton&#8217;s ceiling in the short term, the long-term potential here is too good to ignore. Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert aren&#8217;t going anywhere, and the offensive line has the talent to be a top-five unit. This supporting cast combined with Hampton&#8217;s natural talent could make him a league-winning force in 2026, although he admittedly might be nothing more than a flex play in 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Pittsburgh Steelers<\/h3>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are not the most exciting offense in the league by any stretch of the imagination, but they are a near-perfect fit for Omarion Hampton in the 2025 NFL Draft. With Najee Harris gone, Hampton should be the Day 1 starter for a team that historically prefers to give their starting running back a full workload. Harris received at least 280 touches in all of his four seasons with Pittsburgh, including a career-high 381 as a rookie. With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/23\/aaron-rodgers-free-agency-team-fits\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Rodgers (presumably) set to take over<\/a> under center, Pittsburgh&#8217;s offense should have more scoring opportunities, and Hampton should be more efficient than Harris on a per-touch basis.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Denver Broncos<\/h3>\n<p>During his time with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Patyon&#8217;s starting running back was almost always a top-10 option in fantasy football. That magic hasn&#8217;t transferred to Denver, but that probably has more to do with the underwhelming options currently on the Broncos roster. Javonte Williams never recaptured his pre-injury form, and Jaleel McLaughlin and Audric Estime are role players. Omarion Hampton is a true starter who could be paired with a running back-friendly head coach in Payton and a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/04\/bo-nix-2024-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">quarterback in Bo Nix<\/a> who won&#8217;t hesitate to hit his checkdowns. Throw in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/nfl-final-offensive-line-rankings-2024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFF&#8217;s second-best offensive line<\/a> and you have a formula for league-winning force in fantasy football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC&#8217;s Omarion Hampton is one of the top running backs in the 2025 NFL Draft and could be a league-winning force on the right team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":225242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,15],"tags":[32094,7642,7811,349,7426,32976],"class_list":["post-225241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-broncos","tag-bo-nix","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-najee-harris","tag-omarion-hampton"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225243,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225241\/revisions\/225243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}