Former Texas Longhorns DT Makes College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

Hampton, 47, is a Galveston, TX native that starred at Ball High School before arriving to Texas in 1996. He played four years with the Longhorns, becoming one of the best defenders in program history in the process.

Hampton won the 2000 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Award and was a two-time first-team All-American. College Football Hall of Fame inductee rules state that a player must have been named a First-Team All-American by a recognized outlet at some point during their collegiate career.

He also became the first defensive lineman in Texas program history to lead the Longhorns in tackles in back-to-back seasons in 1999 and 2000.

Hampton would go on to become the No. 19 overall selection in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the rest is history. Hampton played all 12 of his NFL seasons with the Steelers, winning two Super Bowls and making it to five Pro Bowls during that span.

With Pittsburgh, Hampton started 164 of 173 regular-season games while posting 398 total tackles (231 solo), nine sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four pass breakups. He also started 15 of 16 career playoff games, which included appearances in three Super Bowls in a five-year span.

Hampton is a member of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Texas Longhorns Hall of Honor. He was inducted into the Texas Hall of Honor in 2014.