Anthony Hampton '15 Recruiting Profile

I'm a very hard worker and I love to better myself everyday. I used to see myself being a lady's man until i seen my first football game. I was in Naples, Italy and i seen this guy get flipped, and ever since that day football was something I wanted to do. I started playing football in 6th grade and I was always in the gym with my big brother working out with his team, and sometimes i would go out their as a 12 year old and practice with the lineman and I took it in good. My coach saw leadership in me from day 1 and my drive to want to play. I finished my 6th grade football season on top, leading the team in sacks, and tackles for loss. I went into the next year hitting the gym harder and took my speed workouts more serious. My goal was to make other kids scared to line up on me and beat them with speed. I went into my 7th grade year playing offensive line and defensive tackle. I was in the best shape, because I been training since January. I wanted to be one of the best in Europe, but sadly I couldn't  make that happen, because I moved to Fort Knox Kentucky. I met with the coach on my 2nd day at the field and I told him I want to play fullback and defensive tackle. He told me I don't look like a fullback and I proved him wrong at the combine. As an 8th grader standing at 5'9 and 210 pounds I ran a 4.9 40, 4.8 shuttle, 250 on squat, and 215 on bench press. I couldn't play varsity or jv, because I was an 8th grader, but I played on the freshman team as an 8th grader and they put me at defensive end. I loved using the swim move and beating kids off the line. I bounced back from a concussion that year in the 2nd game and I played the last game and put on a show. I felt bad for getting hurt, because my team needed me more then anything and also through that my parents were going through a divorce. I felt like I needed football more then life. The divorce was final and we had to move off post. I went to the same school that gave me a concussion and coming to find out the coach remembered me as a speedy edge rusher and hard fighter. I've spent all my high school career at this school and i became a great student athlete, and young man. Throughout my 4 years i had alot of honors, and AP classes. I took my foreign language class as a middle schooler and got my credits, and it surprises people when i tell them my story. I'm now going into my senior year of high school and Im considered a huge threat on the football field, and in track and field I'm ranked #5 in the state of KY. I spent all my summer going to Big man football camps such as Duke, North Carolina, and Kentucky. I was in the gym 6 days a week and i changed my diet to become a 6'1 250 pound edge rusher who can use speed, and power to get to the ball. My coaches see me as their son, and a captain. Football and track has made me realize that I have plenty of fathers who want to see me make it far in life. My goals this year is to find a good school and play sports, become a doctor, and volunteer alot. I already have 200 plus hours of community service, because I'm a youth leader in my church. Its hard to maintain a 3.0 GPA, captain position, and ministry, but I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.