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🏈 “Chargers Lock Up First-Round Pick Omarion Hampton”

The Los Angeles Chargers officially signed their 2025 first‑round selection, running back Omarion Hampton (No. 22 overall), sealing a major investment into Jim Harbaugh’s power-run offense

📜 Contract Details

• Length: 4 years, plus a team-controlled fifth-year option—standard for 2025 first-rounders .
• Total Value: $17.77 million, featuring a $9.56 million signing bonus
• Guaranteed Funds: Fully guaranteed under the rookie wage scale
• Year-by-year earnings (per Spotrac):
  

  Year	Salary
  2025	$2.87M
  2026	$3.59M
  2027	$4.31M
  2028	$5.03M

✅ What This Means

• With Najee Harris on a one-year, $5.25M deal, the Chargers have formed a strong, versatile backfield duo
• Harbaugh immediately gains a physical, all-game back ready for his gap schemes—Hampton’s talents align closely with the team’s run-first philosophy
• His rookie contract aligns him with players like Najee (just above him) and Austin Ekeler, ranking as the 22nd‑highest paid RB via rookie scale

🔍 Player Profile & Expectations

Collegiate dominance

• Two-time consecutive 1,500+ rushing-yard seasons with 15 TDs each (2023 & 2024); ACC leader in rushing
• Career totals: 3,564 rushing yards and 36 TDs with UNC, ranking top-3 all-time at the school

Strengths & Role

• A powerful downhill runner with excellent contact balance and burst at 6′0″, 221 lb, boasting a 4.46‑sec 40-yard time
• A three-down back: strong in pass protection, screen game, and receiving out of the backfield
• Analysts grade him highly: ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. ranked him 14th overall; SI, Bleacher Report, CBS and The Athletic awarded ‘A’ and ‘B’ draft grades

Chargers Backfield Potential

• Hampton envisions a “dominant duo” with Najee Harris, embracing Harbaugh’s ground-heavy scheme
• Chargers’ GM Joe Hortiz envisions both as starters: a true one-two punch to open up the run game for Justin Herbert

📝 Final Take

The Chargers locking up Omarion Hampton cements their commitment to a physical, run-first identity under Harbaugh. The workhorse rookie is set up for immediate impact in Los Angeles, complementing veteran Najee Harris—while already in line for long-term team control and cap-management flexibility