Ashton Hampton

Rangy defensive back who enters 2025 credited with 30 tackles (0.5 for loss), six pass breakups and two interceptions (including one he returned 53 yards for a touchdown) in 455 defensive snaps over 14 games (four starts) … son of a Division I head coach and broke out during his freshman campaign in 2024, earning Freshman All-America honors from one outlet.

2024: Credited with 30 tackles (0.5 for loss), six pass breakups and two interceptions (including one he returned 53 yards for a touchdown) in 455 defensive snaps over 14 games (four starts) … tabbed by both the FWAA and College Football Network as a Freshman All-American … made his collegiate debut vs. No. 1 Georgia … recorded four tackles vs. Appalachian State … added one tackle (0.5 for loss) and a 53-yard interception return for touchdown vs. NC State … collected three tackles and a pass breakup at Florida State … broke up a pass at Wake Forest … made one tackle vs. Virginia … credited with four tackles and a highlight reel one-handed interception at Virginia Tech … collected a career-high seven tackles and a pass breakup at Pitt … credited with two tackles vs. The Citadel … made one tackle vs. No. 16 South Carolina … broke up a pass and made one tackle vs. No. 8 SMU … collected five tackles and a pass breakup at No. 3 Texas.

Before Clemson: Ranked by On3 at No. 22 in its “athlete” designation … All-Southeast Region selection by PrepStar … helped Florida State University High School to a 10-3 record in 2023 … earned All-Big Bend honors from the Tallahassee Democrat on both sides of the ball, earning a first-team selection at wide receiver in addition to a first-team selection and All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year honors as a defensive back … outstanding defensive back and receiver who finished his high school career with 115 receptions for 1,797 yards and 21 touchdowns … posted at least one reception in 39 of his 43 career games, including 28 straight over his last two seasons … averaged 15.6 yards per catch for his career … recorded 92 career tackles, 10 tackles for loss and six interceptions over his 43 games … in 2023, accrued 53 receptions for 873 yards and 10 touchdowns in 13 games on offense while adding 64 tackles, three tackles for loss, three interceptions and nine passes defensed on defense … recorded three 100-yard receiving games in 2023, including one game with six catches for 163 yards … selected as a team captain … as a junior in 2022, notched 35 catches for 696 yards, a career-best 19.9 yards per catch, with nine touchdowns on offense … added 48 tackles, five tackles for loss, nine passes defensed and one interception that season … had a career-high 71 tackles as a sophomore in 2021 along with 27 catches for 228 yards and two scores on offense … played for Jarrod Hickman at FSU High School … also played high school basketball for two years.
Personal: Born Jan. 9, 2006 … committed to Clemson July 15, 2023 … his father, Alonzo, is the head coach at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and was an NFL Europe teammate of Clemson cornerbacks coach Mike Reed with the Frankfurt Galaxy … pre-business major … enrolled at Clemson in summer 2024.
Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide