Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. He has been named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against Kennesaw State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 34 | 12 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Indiana | 46 | 18 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 51 | 28 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 13 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 64 | 43.5 | 21.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 13–10
at Ohio State
1 TOT · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chad Stephens’s 2022 season.
Matches Chad on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Ostroski's senior season at Tulsa (2024).
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