Last confirmed: Minnesota, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Burnsville, MN
Kamal Martin: LB · Minnesota · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kamal Martin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Kamal Martin has been at Minnesota through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 15 tackles against Nebraska — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-35@ Fresno State | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Illinois | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Nebraska | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-23@ No. 23 Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-22@ Northwestern | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-38vs No. 13 Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 36 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 38-31
at Purdue
2 interceptions · 6 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups66 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 10.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
37.2%
322 pass / 544 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 174 tackles — drafted at #175 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
His career
He has a stat line in 40 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tracy Claeys → P.J. Fleck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 7th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 7th NFL season
