NFL players from Hampton
29 NFL players came out of Hampton. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
29
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
More Hampton players suited up for the Dallas Cowboys than any other franchise (6).
How this plays in The Chains
A shared college is a link, just like a shared team, and every link is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect two players through Ataveus Cash and the Hampton link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). Some daily puzzles even require a Hampton alum in your chain.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers from this school.
- Uncommon
Justin Durant
OLB · 2007–2017 · ATL, DAL, DET, JAX
- Uncommon
Kendall Langford
DE · 2008–2017 · HOU, IND, MIA, NO, RAM
- Uncommon
Chris Baker
NT · 2009–2017 · DEN, MIA, TB, WAS
- Uncommon
Mike Jenkins
WR · 1997–1999 · CIN, SEA
- Uncommon
Jerome Mathis
WR · 2005–2007 · HOU
- Uncommon
Marcus Dixon
NT · 2010–2012 · NYJ
- Uncommon
Kenrick Ellis
NT · 2011–2016 · MIN, NYG, NYJ
- Uncommon
Ricardo Silva
DB · 2011–2012 · DET
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Terrence Warren
WR · 1993–1995 · JAX, SEA, SF
- Rare
Johnnie Barnes
WR · 1992–1995 · LAC, PIT
- Rare
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · BUF, DAL, DET, MIA, NO, TB
- Rare
Zuriel Smith
WR · 2003 · DAL
- Rare
Jackie Bates
CB · 2010 · KC
- Rare
Michael Ola
G · 2014–2019 · BUF, CHI, DET, LAC, NO
- Rare
Jamal Brooks
LB · 2001–2006 · DAL, RAM
- Rare
David Watford
WR · 2016 · PHI
- Rare
Travis Coleman
DB · 2002 · CHI
- Rare
Antico Dalton
LB · 1999–2000 · MIN, NE
- Rare
Cordell Taylor
DB · 1998–1999 · CHI, JAX, SEA
- Rare
Emerson Martin
OL · 1995 · CAR
- Rare
Greg Scott
DE · 2002–2004 · CIN, WAS
- Rare
Jason Thomas
OL · 2000–2002 · BAL, LAC
- Rare
Nevin McCaskill
T · 2008 · GB
- Rare
Micah Pellerin
DB · 2013–2014 · DAL, TEN
- Epic
Corey Swinson
DL · 1995 · RAM
- Epic
Alonzo Coleman
RB · 2008 · DAL
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Keith Council
DL · 1998–2000 · MIN, NYG
- Epic
Steve Brannon
DL · 1993 · NYG
- Epic
Ataveus Cash
WR · 2003 · NYG
Players who attended more than one school appear on each school's page. Team lists count franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (Raiders in Oakland, Rams in St. Louis). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles.