University of North Carolina Athletics
Hampton & Lampkin Named To Multiple All-America Teams
December 12, 2024 | Football
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For the fourth time this postseason, North Carolina teammates Omarion Hampton and Willie Lampkin have been named All-Americas.Â
Today, the duo received the prestigious label from Sporting News. Lampkin was named to the first-team while Hampton was named to the second-team.Â
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This marks Lampkin's second first-team All-America award this season. In addition to Sporting News, Lampkin was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and a second-team All-American by the AFCA and Walter Camp Football Foundation following the regular season.
Hampton has now been named an All-American nine times during his North Carolina career. In addition to today's second-team All-American designation by the Sporting News, he has collected first-team honors by the AFCA and second-team honors by the Associated Press and Walter Camp Football Foundation this postseason.
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Nationally, Hampton ranks second in the FBS in rushing yards (1,660) and yards per game (138.3), third nationally in all-purpose yards (2,033) and is tied for 13th in rushing touchdowns (15).
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In the ACC, Hampton ended the regular season leading the conference in rushing attempts (281), yards (1,660), all-purpose yards (2,033), touchdowns (15), attempts per game (23.4) and yards per game (138.3).
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Hampton set a new UNC single-season record with his 2,033 all-purpose yards, surpassing Don McCauley's previous mark of 2,021. He currently ranks second on the school's single-season list with 1,660 yards, while his 36 career rushing touchdowns rank third in UNC history and his 3,565 career rushing yards ranks fourth.
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Lampkin, a senior offensive lineman, has started all 12 games this season, won the ACC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the conference's Most Outstanding Blocker, and was named first-team All-ACC.
Lampkin was an anchor for an offensive line that blocked for Hampton, the nation's second-leading rusher while averaging 189.5 yards rushing per game, which led the conference, 32.3 points per game and 423.4 total yards per game.
Ranked as the highest-graded guard among all Power 4 offensive linemen by Pro Football Focus, Lampkin has not allowed a sack on 473 pass-blocking reps this season.
