Bangally Kamara is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kansas.
Kamara fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Missouri — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 54 | 35 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 53 | 23 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 42 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 172 | 99 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-42@ Missouri | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-37vs Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ UCF | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-42@ No. 9 Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 17-42vs Kansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs No. 14 Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 35 | 8.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%8 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
7%4 pass breakups54 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
45.1%
344 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
371 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #243 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #36 of 73 Big 12 LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Pat Narduzzi, Shane Beamer and Lance Leipold.
