Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-34@ Iowa | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#96
Balansama Kamara
Senior defensive lineman for Colorado. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Central
Transferred Colorado for 2026
The story
4 defensive lineman for Colorado. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with UAlbany in 2024.
- Transferred from Temple to Hutchinson C.C. in 2023.
- Kamara fighting for eligibility (Sep 1) Reported
Balansama Kamara
Wins his gap play after play. Balansama Kamara has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Colorado. The receipt: 5 tackles against Iowa — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Entered the portal
2024
- Signed with UAlbanyout of Hutchinson C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coaches2021
Colorado
2022era →
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
Coaching transition mid-career: Karl Dorrell → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025—
2026Colorado
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to John Harris’s 2022 season.
80%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches John on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from John on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Moso'oipala Tuitele's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).
Matches Moso'oipala on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Balansama Kamara
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 974 player in the transfer portal and the No. 106 edge as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with one year to play one. AT ALBANY (2024-25) Played in 23 games across two seasons a...
The defensive line · Colorado
- #97Santana Hopper8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Dylan Manuel7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Vili Taufatofua7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Yamil Talib4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Balansama Kamara1 game · 2025
12 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology