UNC Football: Omarion Hampton named to the Walter Camp Award Watch List

On Monday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced the 50 players who have earned a spot on the "players to watch" list for the 2024 college football season.

Presented annually to the nation's top player, this award is one of college football's oldest individual accolades. Leading into the new season, UNC football star Omarion Hampton is a name that everyone is keeping an eye on.

Hampton is one of 41 offensive players to earn spots on this watch list, as he's hoping to build on his stellar sophomore season in Chapel Hill.

The UNC football star emerged onto the scene during the 2023 season as one of the best running backs in the country. He rushed for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns, over 1,000 more yards than he did during his freshman season.

Leading up to his junior season, Hampton will be working toward putting together an even stronger campaign, as it's likely that another dominant season will lead Hampton to being an early pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Here's the full list of players who have earned a spot on the Walter Camp Award Watch List for the 2024 season:

Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford

Carson Beck, QB, Georgia

Zachariah Branch, WR/KR, Southern California

Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech

Antario Brown, RB, Northern Illinois

Byrum Brown, QB, South Florida

Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri

Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State

Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame

Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas

Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss

Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan

Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State

Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas

Noah Fifita, QB, Arizona

TJ Finley, QB, Western Kentucky

Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon

Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State

Garrett Greene, QB, West Virginia

Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina

Jamal Haynes, RB, Georgia Tech

Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis

Will Howard, QB, Ohio State

Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State

Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado, WR/DB

Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State

Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State

Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame

Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan

Grayson McCall, QB, North Carolina State

Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse

Jordan McCloud, QB, Texas State

Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona

Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama

Malachi Moore, DB, Alabama

Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss

James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee

Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU

Cameron Rising, QB, Utah

Kaidon Salter, QB, Liberty

Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado

Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State

Malaki Starks, DB, Georgia

Terion Stewart, RB, Bowling Green

Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma

D.J. Uiagalelei, QB, Florida State

Cam Ward, QB, Miami

Xavier Watts, DB, Notre Dame

Conner Weigman, QB, Texas A&M

Ricky White, WR, UNLV