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Omarion Hampton is the Most Unproven of the Second Round Picks #bestball #fantasyfootball

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3 min
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Sep 2, 2026
Published
Wed, September 2, 2026
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A.J. BrownBijan RobinsonJustin JeffersonMalik NabersOmarion HamptonSaquon Barkley
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A.J. Brown

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The source identifies A.J. Brown as a player they would prefer to draft over Omarion Hampton when comparing across positions in the second round.

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Bijan Robinson

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The source highlights a Bijan Robinson and Omarion Hampton roster pairing as a successful draft outcome when Hampton is available at a value price.

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Justin Jefferson

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The source uses Justin Jefferson as a benchmark for draft capital, noting that Omarion Hampton is currently being drafted ahead of him in some scenarios, which the source views as questionable.

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Malik Nabers

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The source suggests Malik Nabers is a preferred draft option over Omarion Hampton in the second round.

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Omarion Hampton

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The source argues that while coach McDaniel is bullish on Hampton, his current early second-round ADP is too expensive and assumes immediate superstar production; he is better valued as a mid-second-round pick. The source explicitly prefers drafting Saquon Barkley, Kenneth Walker, A.J. Brown, Brock Bowers, and Malik Nabers over Hampton in the second round. While Keaton Mitchell is a backfield competitor, the source believes the plan is for Hampton to be the primary explosive playmaker. Pairing Hampton with Christian McCaffrey or Bijan Robinson is considered a successful roster construction strategy only when Hampton is available at a value price.

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Saquon Barkley

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The source explicitly prefers drafting Saquon Barkley over Omarion Hampton, citing Barkley's proven high-level production and favorable situation.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00You know, you you end up over the course
0:02of the summer accumulating a bunch of
0:04different things where he says like,
0:05"Oh, I'll probably play all three of
0:06these guys." And he's talked up Michel a
0:08bunch. But, it is nice to see that he is
0:12talking up Hampton as well in some
0:14pretty bullish ways. And all the
0:16McDaniel stuff I'm taking with, you
0:18know, a a decent amount of salt, but
0:21it's a it's still it's still bullish to
0:23hear that. And uh in part cuz it'd be
0:27pretty worrying if we didn't hear it.
0:28So, it's sort of like, "Okay, good. He
0:30He is saying nice things about the
0:31starter." Um and Hampton does seem to me
0:34like you would clearly want to build the
0:36run game around him. Um
0:39But, yeah. I mean, I think
0:41how like what The thing for Hampton for
0:43me as I wrote him up uh in my legendary
0:45running back article that's on the site
0:47now, people want to check that out.
0:49Uh it's
0:51it didn't leave me feeling like
0:54we're probably
0:56overpricing him in that early second
0:59round range where he's just like we're
1:01asking for him to be immediately like a
1:04superstar with that kind of price, you
1:07know, in redraft. Where
1:09you know, you're potentially taking him
1:11depending on the way the draft plays
1:13out, but like you could see him going
1:14ahead of, you know, a Justin Jefferson
1:16maybe or a falling CD Lamb or something
1:18like that. But, more so ahead of these
1:20other running backs that have already
1:22kind of proven that they can really play
1:24at a very high level and are also in
1:27good situations. And I
1:29I like Hampton. I want to be more in on
1:31Hampton. But,
1:33I think he's more of like a mid-second
1:35round play. And he's set at early second
1:38round price.
1:40Um
1:41I I do think though there is a path Like
1:43if McDaniel wanted to make Hampton a
1:45star, I think he could.
1:47>> Oh, yeah.
1:48>> that's where I just I I refuse to just
1:50fully fade him because
1:52I could see us flipping the cards over
1:55and it's like McDaniel's like, "Yeah, I
1:57mean Keaton Mitchell's cool, but
1:58obviously the plan all along was for
2:00Amari Hampton to nuke and he nukes.
2:03>> Yeah, I've I've
2:05It is hard to take Hampton over guys
2:07like Saquon Barkley.
2:08>> Yeah.
2:08>> And Kenneth Walker.
2:10>> Even Kenneth Walker now, I really do
2:12prefer to Hampton.
2:13>> Yeah.
2:14>> Wasn't I wasn't quite there when when
2:15drafts opened.
2:17>> And then even other positions like A.J.
2:19Brown, like that's a that's a tough one.
2:21Brock Bowers is kind of a tough one.
2:23>> Neighbors now?
2:24>> Yeah. So, but but when I am like in the
2:28middle of the board or kind of later in
2:31the second round and Hampton falls back
2:33to me, I'm like, oh man, I I love this,
2:36right? Getting getting like CMC and
2:38Hampton or like I think I had like a
2:39Bijan and a Hampton team. I was like,
2:42this this feels pretty good. So, for

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