Mikail Kamara
{{short description|American football player}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Mikail Kamara
|school=Indiana Hoosiers
|currentnumber=6
|currentposition=Defensive end
|class={{redshirt}} Junior
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|heightft=6
|heightin=1
|weight_lb=265
|highlights=
|highschool=Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Virginia)
|pastschools=
- James Madison (2020–2023)
- Indiana (2024–present)
|bowlgames=
|espn=4696051
}}
Mikail Kamara is an American football defensive end for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the James Madison Dukes.
Early life
Kamara attended Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia. He had 16 sacks his junior year and 15 his senior year. He was named the Region 5C Defensive Player of the Year his senior season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/field-notes-dukes-have-freshmen-who-could-play/article_21c1c898-c46f-5edd-ba38-3df58c8a4b2b.html|title=FIELD NOTES: Dukes Have Freshmen Who Could Play|first=GREG MADIA Daily|last=News-Record|date=February 15, 2021|website=Daily News-Record}} Kamara committed to James Madison University to play college football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/live-blog-national-signing-day-at-jmu/article_1627f87f-eba1-563f-a54e-483cfd9e98b2.html|title=LIVE BLOG: National Signing Day At JMU|first=GREG MADIA Daily|last=News-Record|date=February 5, 2020|website=Daily News-Record}}
College career
As a freshman at James Madison in 2020, Kamara started all six games in the COVID-19 shortened season, and recorded 16 tackles and three sacks. After missing the 2021 season due to injury and redshirting, he played in five games in 2022 and had 14 tackles and four sacks.{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.com/sports/college/jmu-defensive-end-mikail-kamara-ready-for-return-to-game-action-better-than-before/article_753c99cc-1cb9-11ed-850c-dfbf6df1fc52.html|title=JMU defensive end Mikail Kamara ready for return to game action, better than before|first=WAYNE EPPS JR Richmond|last=Times-Dispatch|date=August 15, 2022|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch}} In 2023, Kamara started all 12 games and finished with 52 tackles and 6.5 sacks. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Indiana University Bloomington.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/12/19/indiana-football-james-madison-mikail-kamara-transfer-portal-curt-cignetti-iu-hoosiers/71977093007/|title=IU football gets James Madison defensive lineman Mikail Kamara in transfer portal|first=Evan|last=Frank|website=The Indianapolis Star|date=19 December 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/08/24/iu-football-transfer-pass-rusher-mikail-kamara-a-difference-maker-indiana-hoosiers-jmu-transfer/74917967007/|title='I'm a zero star.' How JMU transfer Mikail Kamara evolved into pass rusher IU craves.|first=Michael|last=Niziolek|website=The Indianapolis Star|date=24 August 2024}} He was a starter his first year at Indiana in 2024, and recorded 10.0 sacks, which helped him earn 1st Team All-Big Ten and 3rd Team All-American honors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2024/09/11/indiana-football-ucla-rat-poison-nick-saban-curt-cignetti-western-illinois-single-game-records/75139558007/|title='That's kind of poison': IU football defender channels Nick Saban as team preps for UCLA|first=Michael|last=Niziolek|website=The Herald-Times|date=11 September 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/indiana/football/how-to-watch-indiana-football-against-michigan-state-in-week-10-peacock-01jbhc6fzkt8|title=How To Watch Indiana Football Against Michigan State in Week 10|date=November 1, 2024|website=Indiana Hoosiers On SI}}
References
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External links
- [https://jmusports.com/sports/football/roster/mikail-kamara/18931 James Madison Dukes bio]
- [https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/roster/mikail-kamara/18659 Indiana Hoosiers bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Ashburn, Virginia
Category:American football defensive ends