AJ Hampton enters his first year as the Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach at West Virginia State University in 2021.
Most recently, he was a Defensive Back Graduate Assistant at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Hampton attended Florida State University for graduate school where he received his master's degree in Sports Management. While at Florida State, he assisted with equipment management and helped coach the tight ends in 2019 and wide receivers in 2020.
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.
Hampton 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.
Hampton is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Lord Botetourt High School where earned varsity letters in four different sports and was a dual sport All-Region selection.
