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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
