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Jersey Number 3
Mikail Kamara
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 265
- Hometown:
- Ashburn, Va.
- High School:
- Stone Bridge
- Major:
- Sociology / Sport and Recreation Management
2023:
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
High School:
Personal:
- HERO Sports Group of Five Third Team All-American
- Second Team All-Sun Belt
- VaSID University Division Second Team All-State defensive lineman
- JMU's Hess-Green Award winner, overcoming hardship and a significant injury
- Started 12 games at defensive end
- Had 52 tackles (27 solo) to go with 17.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two pass breakups
- Career-high seven tackles with a sack and forced fumble vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 28)
- Career bests of 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles at Troy (Sept. 16)
- Six tackles with 2.5 TFL and a sack vs. Bucknell (Sept. 2)
- Tallied a pair of TFL at Utah State (Sept. 23)
- Made six tackles with 1.5 TFL at Marshall (Oct. 29)
- Had four or more tackles in seven games
- Had 1.5 or more tackles for loss in seven outings
- Registered at least a sack in five games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
2022:
- Played in five games with four starts at defensive end
- Had 14 tackles (seven solo) to go with 4.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and a forced fumble
- Tied career high with four tackles and a sack vs. MIddle Tennessee (Sept. 3)
- Also matched career best with four stops and a sack at Louisville (Nov. 5)
- Also had a sack at App State (Sept. 24) and vs. Texas State (Oct. 1)
2021:
- Missed entire season due to an injury, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
2020-21:
- Started six games at defensive end
- CAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 22)
- Had 16 total tackles (five solo) to go with 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and one quarterback hurry
- Career-high four tackles with a half TFL vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27)
- Made three tackles with first career sack vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)
- Also had three stops vs. VMI in FCS First Round (Apr. 24)
- Season-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Elon (Mar. 6)
- Also had a TFL at William & Mary (Mar. 27)
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
High School:
- Washington Post Honorable Mention All-Metro as a senior
- VHSL 5A Second Team All-State as a junior
- Region 5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Region as a junior and senior
- First Team All-Potomac District as a junior and senior
- Registered 34 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a senior
- Tallied 72 tackles, 16 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior
- Helped Stone Bridge to state championship games in 2018 and 2019, winning 12 games each season
Personal:
- Son of Hassan and Samantha Kamara
- Has three brothers, Amari, Naseer and Zyan
- Double majoring in sociology & sport and recreation management
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