A.J. Hampton joined Tech this spring as a graduate assistant, working primarily with the defensive backs. He previously was the wide receivers coach at Morgan State and before that was the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at West Virginia State. He owns a diverse background in football working with both offensive and defensive positions groups that includes a stint at Florida State as wide receiver and tight ends student assistant.
Hampton earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Emory & Henry (Va.) in 2018 and then went on to have a short stint as a professional athlete in the Arena League with the Carolina Energy. He was a two-year team captain and starter at Emory & Henry College. In his senior season, he led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in yards per catch (19.2) as well yards per game (92.2) against conference opponents. The Wasps went 6-4 in each of his last two seasons. As a double major in Business and Sports Management, Hampton made the dean's list four times and was a four-time Academic All-Conference honoree.
Prior to transferring to Emory & Henry, Hampton attended Mount Union where he majored in civil engineering and played football under Head Coach Vince Kehres. The Purple Raiders competed for the NCAA Division III National Championship in both of the seasons that Hampton was there, but came up short in the title game each year.
In high school, Hampton earned varsity letters in four different sports and was a dual sport All-Region selection.
