The North Carolina Tar Heels played to another disappointing finish during their college football season, losing three-consecutive games to finish 6-7.

UNC went through three different starting quarterbacks in Max Johnson, Conner Harrell and Jacolby Criswell. North Carolina limped into the Fenway Bowl – and lost 27-14 to UConn, its fifth-straight defeat in bowl season.

Despite the Tar Heels’ continued struggles on the football field, there was one to keep watching them: star running back Omarion Hampton.

With the 2025 NFL Draft just three months away, Hampton is being mocked as a first-round pick – by two separate media outlets – in USA TODAY Sports’ collection of mock drafts.

The Draft Network has the Los Angeles Chargers taking Hampton 22nd overall, while NJ.com sees the Green Bay Packers choosing Hampton 24th overall.

Hampton would undoubtedly thrive in either the City of Angels or in cold, snowy Wisconsin, but the Chargers and Packers both have plenty of running back talent on their rosters.

Los Angeles is starting former Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins. Behind Dobbins is former Miami (FL) and Rutgers back Gus Edwards, former Michigan back Hassan Haskins and Troy standout Kimani Vidal.

Green Bay is starting one of the NFL’s best running backs in Josh Jacobs, but the depth behind him is thin in NFL experience with Emanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks and former USC back MarShawn Lloyd.

Hampton continued showing why he’s one of the best backs in college football this season, rushing for 1,660 yards and 15 touchdowns. Hampton climbed the UNC record books and collected his second-straight 1,000-yard season, which included a pair of 200-yard outings.

Whichever NFL team selects Hampton in April is getting a talented, hard-working back who’s just as good a person as he is a football player.

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