Why Omarion Hampton is set up to explode for fantasy managers

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3 days ago

Yahoo Fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Justin Boone decide if the Chargers rookie could end up being 'the guy' in the backfield with an uncertain Najee Harris. Hear the full conversation on the 'Yahoo Fantasy Forecast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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What about some other guys that maybe were a little bit like third rounders you think could launch themselves into the first round range here next year.
Well, not to pump your tires, but we talked about them earlier, but Marion Hampton, right?
Marion Hampton.
A great pick, you know, a guy who definitely could come out here out of the gate.
We've mentioned the Najee Harris situation before.
Najee still on the sidelines, still wearing a hoodie, still wearing sunglasses.
We don't know when he's going to come back.
And meanwhile, during this time, Marion Hampton is just showing off to the coaching staff.
He's winning their trust.
This guy is gonna hit the ground running in week one.
He's gonna have a huge rookie year, and we talk about that value game as soon as he comes out and he's the starter.
It's a big volume of touches in week one, and he produces in this offense, which we know running backs can produce in this offense.
JK Dobbins did it last year.
We're going to see Hampton, who is a much better running back, get out there and put up big numbers.
And when he does, he's going to sneak up right into that range behind the Ashghettis and the Robinsons.
I think he'll be right in there.
I kind of see the way his path could go.
At least I thought it was going to be a little more like Jamir Gibbs's rookie season.
And yet now, I wonder if Hampton is just going to be the guy in that Chargers backfield and Najee is the one who's going to take a total backseat because we don't know when he's going to play and when he's going to be healthy, and he's missed a lot of valuable reps with a new team here.
So, Hampton, certainly with the age, with the draft capital and with the situation he went to, it's not hard to see him vaulting up the rankings and getting up in there, you know, into that 12 turn potentially.
Yeah, Jim Harbaugh said today on Tuesday that they still don't have a timeline on Najee Harris, so it's just like Hampton's getting to run all, getting all that run.
He's gonna play in the Hall of Fame game, Boon.
I don't know if you know that.
So I mean, I remember what Josh Jacobs was, I was just gonna say yeah, don't panic when he's the fourth running back that plays in that game, yeah.
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