Ethan Hampton is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini.

[2] Coming out of high school, Hampton was rated as a three-star recruit[citation needed] and committed to play college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.

[3] In his first three seasons at Northern Illinois, Hampton appeared in 11 games while making four starts for the Huskies where he completed 95 of his 165 passes for 968 yards and nine touchdowns with eight interceptions.

[4][5][6] In the 2024 season opener, he earned the Huskies starting job where he completed 18 of 20 pass attempts for 328 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Western Illinois,[7] earning MAC offensive player of the week honors.

[8] In week 2, Hampton completed 10 of 19 passing attempts for 198 yards and a touchdown in an upset win over #5 Notre Dame.