 The Miami Dolphins chose Hampton in the first round (twenty-seventh pick overall) in the 1985 NFL Draft, and he played for coach Don Shula's Dolphins for five years from to .Hampton started in thirty-three of the seventy games in which he played, and finished his career with 500 carries for 1,949 rushing yards and twenty-two touchdowns, 123 receptions for 954 receiving yards and six touchdowns, and ninety-six kickoff returns for 2,025 yards.Hampton's charitable foundation, Lemon-Aid Makers, runs a series of South Florida summer football camps in for inner-city elementary and middle school boys ages 7 to 14.