CHARLOTTE — For those who live in North Carolina, the name Omarion Hampton has bounced around the state for years. The former Gatorade North Carolina Football Player of the Year and North Carolina Mr. Football committed to the Tar Heels after finishing his high school career for Cleveland High School in Clayton.

He continued that domination at the collegiate level, earning first-team All-American honors in 2023 and 2024.

"I feel like my transition was good, just coming right in," Hampton told NFL Network during the NFL combine in February. "Had a pretty decent sophomore year, pretty decent junior year…I'm just excited for the next transition really."

"Pretty decent" is putting it mildly. Hampton posted back-to-back seasons of 1,500-plus yards, top five in the FBS both years as a sophomore and junior. His average of 138.33 yards per game in 2024 was second in college football behind only Heisman finalist Ashton Jeanty, and his 2,033 all-purpose yards were third overall in FBS.

"I feel like I'm a three-down back," Hampton continued. "I can catch out of the backfield, I can block, I can make guys miss on the second level. I basically do everything."

Proving he can do everything was the point of Hampton's pro day in Chapel Hill last month. Scouts know he has the speed, thanks to game tape and his 4.46 40-yard dash at 221 pounds. It's easy to identify his size, explosiveness, and balance that allows him to burst through a hole.

He wanted to confirm those things at pro day: "I showed them just how quick I am, how fast I can move, how good I do drills and everything like that," Hampton told reporters after his pro day.

But more importantly he wanted to showcase his versatility: "So I feel like also showed them a little bit of catch. I can catch out the back field. So I feel like, that's pretty much it. That's definitely one of the things I wanted to put on tape and everything like that so I can catch the ball out of the backfield."

Whether a team wants to capitalize on his battering-ram size, his speed, or his receiving ability, Hampton doesn't really care. He's simply asking for support off the field so he can deliver on it.

"Just trying to go in, just do everything I can do to help them win the Super Bowl," Hampton said. "So I feel like just being there, having a running back coach who's there for me, always having my back and stuff like that. I feel like it's a big part, so I feel like with that, we can get it accomplished."

And now, on the precipice of his dreams coming dream, the Tar Heel State's Mr. Football is just trying to take it a day at a time: "Just, still got to keep working, stacking days, take it day-by day, keep going out here, keep getting better, then eventually it'll take care of itself."