ellitor 33,114 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Meridian, MS (Meridian) Ht: 6-1 | Wt: 195 | 40: 4.48 Ole Miss commit 11 BCS offers including 8 from the SEC Lead Recruiter: Melvin Smith Visited Auburn for the Ole Miss game Recruited by Auburn as a Free Safety Profile Highlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,114 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Free article on CJ after his Auburn visit There is no doubt Auburn is hoping to add an upper echelon defensive back in the 2014 class, and the Tigers had one of the best in the country on campus Saturday. Top247 safety C.J. Hampton (Meridian, Miss./Meridian) has wanted to take in a game on the Plains for some time now, so it just so happens his first was against Ole Miss, the school the 6-foot-1, 195-pound senior has been committed to since his sophomore season. “We always said we wanted to go check out the campus at Auburn, so me, my dad and my defensive back coach went to our first Auburn game Saturday,” Hampton said. While on campus, the No. 2 prospect in Mississippi was able to spend time with the Auburn coaching staff. “I got to hang out with Gus Malzahn and around the school, which is a very nice campus,” Hampton said. “The atmosphere was pretty good also. “ The Auburn staff made sure to fill Hampton in on the need for help in the secondary in this class. “I spoke to Melvin Smith for a while, and I remember him from when he recruited me as a freshman when he was at Mississippi State,” Hampton said. I also spoke to Coach Charlie Harbison, Coach Ellis Johnsonand Gus Malzahn. They are all great guys who have been in the Southeast for forever. Coach Ellis Johnsonand Coach Harbison both coached my coach in college, so it was good to see what it would be like playing for them.” The message to the four-star safety was clear: the opportunity to play early and get better is right here. “They were telling me Auburn is where I should be and showing me how they would develop me just like they did with Dexter McCleon,” Miller said. “You have to respect that and they definitely have me interested just because of the player my coach became. They told me I could come right in and play right away, but so has Ole Miss.”” Auburn has targeted Hampton to play free safety and be a difference maker on the field. “They are looking at me for free safety, and Ellis Johnson and Coach McCleon will put me in a position to make plays. Anything can happen but it looks like I will make another trip to Auburn." This weekend, Hampton will take his first official to Ole Miss, followed by another in December/ Ole Miss official this weekend. Miami in December” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausburn 159 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 With all the 247 gurus picking him to uat is he an extremely soft ole miss commit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,114 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 With all the 247 gurus picking him to uat is he a extremely soft ole miss commit? Most believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War to the Eagle 364 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Good to see he'll likely be returning to campus. I'm hoping that'll be either for UGA or the Iron Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_TIGER2219 0 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I think it's great that he was here, but as of now it looks like he's headed to play for the bammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn4Winners 0 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I mean the tone of that interview sounds amazing for us. I love the fact that his coach was coached by our coaches. I also love the fact that he got to see a 3-9 defense last year, return an INT for a TD against a great offensive team. I think we have a bigger chance to get him than you guys think. Just my opinion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 It really depends on who else commits to uat IMO. I am in total agreement as to our chances here however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm thinking he'll wait until the Iron Bowl to make his second visit to Auburn's campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwideman 0 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Saw last night he had a bad prior visit with us. Wonder if we get another chance with this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,114 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Saw last night he had a bad prior visit with us. Wonder if we get another chance with this guy. He tweeted we would but I am not sure I am buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwideman 0 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Saw last night he had a bad prior visit with us. Wonder if we get another chance with this guy. He tweeted we would but I am not sure I am buying it. Any word on why the visit was bad or was he lost to UA from the start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,114 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Saw last night he had a bad prior visit with us. Wonder if we get another chance with this guy. He tweeted we would but I am not sure I am buying it. Any word on why the visit was bad or was he lost to UA from the start? It's premium right now so I can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I don't see us in it with him. Good player just got lost in bright lights of T'town. For the love of God I don't get it sometimes. Que sera, sera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmboom7 0 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Top247-safety-CJ-Hampton-recaps-Auburn-visit-153734 This it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,114 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 http://auburn.247spo...rn-visit-153734 This it??? No. That's a free article from weeks ago. The why is in a premium post from today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleDamnWar 0 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 http://auburn.247spo...rn-visit-153734 This it??? No. That's a free article from weeks ago. The why is in a premium post from today. nm... found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwideman 0 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 http://auburn.247spo...rn-visit-153734 This it??? No. That's a free article from weeks ago. The why is in a premium post from today. Hey atleast I asked a premium question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie1860 27 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 http://auburn.247spo...rn-visit-153734 This it??? No. That's a free article from weeks ago. The why is in a premium post from today. Hey atleast I asked a premium question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector527 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Hampton decommited from ole miss and will pick friday. Very possibly alabama's replacement for hootie Jones. It is on Al.com and espn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagleAU 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Hampton decommited from ole miss and will pick friday. Very possibly alabama's replacement for hootie Jones. It is on Al.com and espn Huge loss for Ole Miss. Nothing impact for Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector527 0 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yep I agree. No impact for us. Like I said it will probably be Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEAugirl 9,633 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Um, what I have read is still Ole Miss, and many think he's recruiting Hootie Jones there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURandy56 148 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Um, what I have read is still Ole Miss, and many think he's recruiting Hootie Jones there....... You may be correct, but I have to wonder why would he decommit from Ole Miss just to re-commit 3 days later? I wonder if there's some correlation between Jones' decommittment from the Turd and Hampton's decommittment from Ole Miss, since there has been a lot of speculation on these threads that Hampton was probably going to flip to the Turd sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,463 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Interesting question. If they are a package deal and both schools would obviously take both of them, why would they both decommit? The bammers are accusing the OM boosters of offering Hootie benefits. Maybe the REC counter-offered with matching suits and identical Dodge Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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