Jewel Hampton

Jewel Hampton (born December 23, 1989) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Southern Illinois and signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

Jewel Hampton
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-23) December 23, 1989
Indianapolis, Indiana
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Warren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Southern Illinois
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
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Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

He attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. He was named to the First-team All-State in his senior season after he rushed for 2,095 rushing yards and 27 rushing touchdowns.[1]

College career

University of Iowa

He played three seasons at Iowa and finished with a total of 577 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns, 3 receptions and 6 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[2]

Southern Illinois

In his Junior season at Southern Illinois, he was selected as MVFC Newcomer of the Year following the conclusion of the season.[3] He was selected to the Second-team All-Conference team in his senior season.[4] He was named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team.[1] He was a two-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week during his junior season.[1]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

On May 1, 2012, Hampton signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.[5] On July 23, 2012, he was placed on the Non-Football Injury list for undisclosed injury.[6] On November 27, 2012, he was activated from the Non-Football Injury list.[7] The 49ers waived Hampton on August 25, 2014.[8]

Montreal Alouettes

On June 4, 2015, Hampton signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.[9] On June 15, 2016, Hampton was released.

References
  1. "Southern Illinois Salukis Profile". siusalukis.com.
  2. "Jewel Hampton College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.
  3. "Jewel Hampton named MVFC Newcomer of the Year". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  4. "Nine SIU Players Named All-Conference". wsiltv.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. "Jewel Hampton signs with San Francisco 49ers". siusalukis.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  6. "49ers add free agent McBath to secondary". sacbee.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  7. "Jewel Hampton promoted to 49ers active roster". pressdemocrat.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. 49ers Waive Seven Players, Cut Roster To 75
  9. "Adam Caplan". twitter.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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